Lucy’s Weight Loss System of Arlington, Texas, is recalling all lots of Pink Bikini and Shorts on the Beach Capsules because they contain an undeclared, banned ingredient. Consumers who have purchased this product should not use it. The recall includes all colors, 30 count, 750MG per capsules. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found these … Read more
SmartLipo365 of Dallas is recalling all lots of Smart Lipo capsules because they have been found to contain contain undeclared, banned drugs. Consumers who have purchased these products should not use them as they could cause serious, life-threatening health problems. All 800, 900 and 950 mg capsules are being recalled after the U. S. Food … Read more
The CEO of the Natural Products Association (NPA) is questioning the testing methods used in the New York Attorney General’s probe of herbal supplements. Show us the data, he says. Last week, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman sent cease and desist letters to GNC, Target, Walmart, and Walgreens after tests on their store … Read more
After tests showed their store-brand herbal supplements did not to contain the herbs on their labels, Walmart, Walgreens Target and GNC all received cease and desist letters from New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman yesterday. Only Walgreens has responded by pulling the products. Walmart Target and GNC issued statements that they were looking into the … Read more
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has asked GNC, Target, Walmart, and Walgreens to stop selling their store brand herbal supplements immediately because of mislabeling. Cease and desist letters sent to the companies yesterday say tests on the products found 79 percent did not contain plant species identified on the label. And some contained contaminants … Read more
The Center for Science in the Public Interest is saying that the FDA should ban the retail sale of bulk caffeine as a dietary supplement. Parents of two young men who died after ingesting this product met with FDA officials and senators to press their cause. CSPI is formally petitioning the FDA over this issue. Katie … Read more
Solgar, Inc. of New Jersey is recalling ABC Dophilus® Powder, a dietary supplement, because it contains Rhizopus oryzae, a fungus that causes Mucormycosis, a rare infection. This infection can cause health problems in premature infants, children, and anyone with a weakened immune system. Otherwise healthy people can also become ill if they ingest this fungus. One … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use Sit and Slim II which contains the unapproved drugs sibutramine and phenolphthalein. The product is marketed as a weight loss aid. Sibutramine was removed from the market in October 2010 for safety reasons. The product poses a health threat to consumers because … Read more
SNI National is recalling all Kratom products because they contain Kratom (Mitragyna Speciosa), which is a new ingredient for which there is “inadequate information to provide reasonable assurance that such ingredient does not present a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury.” Scientific literature shows serious concerns about the toxicity of Kratom in organ … Read more
Pain Free by Nature of C0lorado is recalling “Reumofan Plus” Tablets because they contain the undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients methocarbamol and diclofenac. Taking this product could result in serious and life-threatening injuries. Methocarbamol is a muscle relaxant available only by prescription. Diclofenac is a prescribed NSAID that can cause sudden heart attacks, strokes, bleeding ulcers, … Read more