Tainted Eye Drops Injure Woman
United Press International
SALT LAKE CITY — A 24-year-old woman slightly burned her eyes using Visine eye drops that apparently were contaminated with a chemical irritant, Salt Lake County officials said today.
Managers of the Smith Food King store in downtown Salt Lake removed Visine from the shelves to check for contamination, but health officials said the tampering appeared to be an isolated incident. Doctors said the damage to the woman’s eyes did not appear to be permanent.
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