Everything you need to know about the fake Eye Mo in 60 sec

Last Updated on 2016-05-18 , 4:51 pm

If you wear contacts or often suffer from dry eyes, you would have used Eye Mo eyedrops at some point of time. However, you might have been risking your precious windows to the world by doing so, because the authorities have recently found out that there are many counterfeit Eye Mo products making the rounds on our island.

There are two counterfeit types – Eye Mo Moist and Eye Mo regular. These products really exist and are produced by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a multinational pharmaceutical company. However, the Health Sciences Authority has investigated and discovered the current counterfeits by comparing the batch codes, manufacturing dates and packaging.

Here’s how to spot the differences between the counterfeits and the real deal:

Packaging
Fakes: Found in pack size of 7.5ml only
Real deal: Available in pack sizes of 7.5ml, 9ml, 15ml and 18ml.

Batch codes and manufacturing dates
The fakes have the following batch numbers and manufacturing date combinations, which have never been used by the manufacturer GSK.
– Combination 1 (Eye Mo Regular):
Batch Number: 15106160, Manufacturing Date: 06/03/15
– Combination 2 (Eye Mo Regular):
Batch Number: 15025028, Manufacturing Date: 18/03/15
– Combination 3 (Eye Mo Moist):
Batch Number: 15004105, Manufacturing Date: 30/04/15

Places sold at
If you have bought Eye Mo products from the following places, they are most likely fake.
– Eskimo Frozen Foods at 36 Chai Chee Avenue.
– H.J. Ventures Pte at 150A Bishan Street 11

However, there might be other counterfeits circulating around so you’d better check if yours are the real deal!

There are many repercussions associated with using the counterfeits, which are of “poor quality with bacterial contamination”. For example, the user will be at risk of eye infections, corneal ulcers or even blindness in the most serious cases.

HSA has advised although the number of counterfeits confiscated was small, consumers who may have bought these products should discard them immediately.