A permanent injunction and orders for civil penalty judgments have been filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against three distributors of doTERRA supplements for allegedly false claims about COVID-19 made when marketing essential oils and supplements. Three persons, Tina Wong, a pediatrician based in California, Eliza Johnson Bacot, a nurse practitioner based in Georgia, … Read more
Terra-Medica is recalling 56 lots of homoepathic drug products because they may have the drug penicillin that is not declared on the label. Anyone who is allergic to penicillin, or allergic to beta-lactam antibiotics, even at low levels, could have a serious or life-threatening anaphylactic reaction if they consume these products. The penicillin or derivatives … Read more
U.S. Marshalls, acting on behalf of the FDA, seized tainted dietary supplements from Globe All Wellness LLC in Hollywood, Florida. The products contain an undisclosed active pharmaceutical ingredient. The products allegedly contain sibutramine hydrochloride (sibutramine), which is the active ingredient in the obesity drug Meridia. Meridia was withdrawn from the market in December 2010 after … Read more
A federal judge has ordered Titan Medical Enterprises of Santa Fe Springs, California to shut down in response to a complaint filed by the U.S. Justice Department, on behalf of the FDA. The facility must stop manufacturing and distributing drugs and dietary supplements until their operations comply with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. … Read more
Advance Pharmaceutical Inc. is recalling Rugby Natural Iron Supplement, in the form of ferrous sulfate tablets because they may contain Meclizine HCl tablets. Meclizine toxicity may lead to impaired alertness, drowsiness, confusion, low blood pressure, coma, and respiratory depression. This toxicity can be life-threatening. The tablets are 325 mg, lot 12G468. The expiration date is … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public that a product distributed and sold under the name “WOW” is another banned product in disguise. Earlier this year, the FDA warned the public about taking Reumofan Plus, which was marketed as a “natural” dietary supplement for the treatment of arthritis and bone cancer. It … Read more
P&J Trading is recalling dietary supplements sold under the brand name SLIMDIA REVOLUTION because FDA testing found that the products contain Sibutramine. That compound is an appetite suppressant that was FDA-approved for the treatment of obesity. It is a Schedule IV controlled substance and should only be taken under the direct supervision of a health … Read more
Performance Plus Marketing is recalling Libigrow®, Libigrow XXXtreme®, Blue Diamond®, Blue Diamond Platinum®, Mojo Nights®, Mojo Nights Supreme®, and Casanova® because they contain undeclared Sulfoaildenafil and Thioaildenafil. Those are analogues of sildenafil, which is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of male Erectile Dysfunction. That makes the recalled products unapproved new drugs. You can see all … Read more
LifeVantage Corporation is recalling select lots of Protandim®, the Nrf2 Synergizer® dietary supplement because there may be small metal fragments in the final product. The fragments were discovered in batches of turmeric extract, an ingredient that came from a third party supplier. The supplement is packaged in a cylindrical blue bottle, with 30 caplets per … Read more
Zi Xiu Tang Success LLC is recalling four lots of Classic Xi Xiu Tang Bee Pollen Capsules and three lots of Ultimate Formula Capsules because they contain undeclared Sibutramine. This is a previously controlled substance that was removed from the U.S. market in October 2010 for food safety reasons. This drug increases blood pressure and/or … Read more