Posts Tagged ‘dietary supplements’
Fat Burners Zone Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Zero Xtreme Due to Presence of Undeclared Sibutramine
Fat Burners Zone is voluntarily recalling 1 lot of Zero Xtreme, capsules to the consumer level. FDA analysis has found Zero Xtreme to be tainted with sibutramine. Sibutramine is an appetite suppressant that was withdrawn from the U.S. market due to safety concerns.
[...]Ohio Resident Charged With Selling Dietary Supplements Laced with Pharmaceuticals
Khaled Farouk Elgayar of North Olmstead, Ohio, has been charged in federal court with selling misbranded drugs, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reports. Elgayar purchased in bulk a variety of supposedly herbal supplements with names such as “African Superman,” “Hard Ten Days,” “Herb Viagra,” “libigrow,” “S.W.A.G” and “Triple PowerZEN,” for resale in the United States,…
[...]A&H Focal Inc. Issues Nationwide Recall of 21 Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements & One Cosmetic Product Due to Undeclared Drug Ingredients
This is a reprint of an FDA Alert. March 7, 2017 Contact Consumers Henry Choo: (646)327-8522 A&H Focal Inc. is voluntarily recalling all lots of the following products because many of these products have been historically tested by the FDA and found to contain PDE-5 Inhibitors (i.e. sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil, etc.) which is the active…
[...]Love My Tru Body Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Skinny Bee Diet Due To Presence of Undeclared Sibutramine, Desmethylsibutramine and/Phenolphthalein
This is a reprint of an FDA Alert. When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company’s announcement as a public service. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. For Immediate Release November 8, 2016 Contact Consumers Sharon Demps lovemytrubody@yahoo.com (800) 540-7515 Company Announcement McDonough,…
[...]It’s Not Just the United States: Fake Diet Pills Are a Real Problem in the U.K.
The United Kingdom’s Medicines & Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched an information and safety campaign concerning dangerous fake diet pills. The MHRA is asking U.K. residents to not take chances with lose-weight-fast promises with their “Dodgy Diet Pills” campaign, warning consumers that “fake or unlicensed medical products sold as slimming pills are untested,” and…
[...]FDA-OCI Director George Karavetsos Explains the Dangers of Fake Medication on “The Doctors”
The director of The Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA-OCI) warns consumers about counterfeit medication. George Karavetsos, the director of FDA-OCI, discussed patient risks from counterfeit medication in a recent episode of the daytime TV show, “The Doctors,” and shared a short film called FDA Supplement Truth that illustrates the dangers posed…
[...]Convicted Bleach-Cure Creator is in Prison, but his Mineral Miracle Solution is Still being Pushed by Deluded Believers
Creator of the “Mineral Miracle Solution” sentenced to prison for peddling a compound not fit for human consumption. Some of his followers still advocate its use, however. In 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that Louis Daniel Smith had been sentenced to 4 years and 3 months in prison for creating and marketing a…
[...]Florida Businessman Sentenced in Counterfeit Drug Distribution Case
A Tampa Federal court has sentenced Robert Lohr to 21 months in federal prison for conspiracy to smuggle misbranded and counterfeit drugs into the United States. He was also required to forfeit over $900,000 in profits. He had pleaded guilty in January. Lohr operated a business called “Canadian American Drug Club” or “American Drug Club…
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