In April of 2020 the Food And Drug Administration (FDA) issued a voluntary recall on all Zantac (sometimes called Ranitidine) products after discovering high levels of cancer-causing carcinogens in the drug.

Zantac is a popular over-the-counter heartburn medication. Prolonged use of Zantac and other generic drugs containing Ranitidine can increase the levels of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a cancer-causing carcinogen, within the human body over time. NDMA is known to cause cancers in the stomach, esophagus, bladder, prostate, breasts, kidneys, thyroid and other areas of the body.