Fertility Clinics Oil Contamination Investigation

California manufacturer Fujifilm Irvine Scientific is accused of supplying contaminated oil to fertility clinics necessary for in vitro fertilization process

Following a spate of complaints from fertility clinics, Santa Ana-based Fujifilm Irvine Scientific recently recalled four production lots of a refined mineral oil used to culture embryos during the process of in vitro fertilization. At least one California couple has alleged that nine of their preserved embryos had been destroyed by the “toxic” oil. Fujifilm is a global supplier of the refined mineral oil.

Fujifilm stated that it performed an investigation after receiving the initial complaints. It claimed that the oil product met specifications in the company’s laboratory, but the investigation detected toxicity in three lots. Fujifilm indicated it would also recall a fourth lot associated with the same batch of raw materials.

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