Category: Dietary Supplement
FDA Opens Criminal Investigation into Maker of OxyElite Pro
January 16, 2015 -- A federal criminal investigation has been opened into USPLabs, the Dallas-based manufacturer of OxyElite Pro, after the diet pill was linked to several hospitalizations, deaths, and an outbreak of liver damage. According to the Dallas Morning...
Health One, Supplement Maker, Shut Down by FDA
January 16, 2015 -- A California supplement-maker must recall all of its products after a federal court found that it put consumers at risk by failing to follow good manufacturing practices. The FDA announced that Health One Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has...
Consumer Reports Study Finds Many Misinformed on Diet Pills
December 31, 2014 -- An investigation by Consumer Reports has found that many Americans are misinformed about the ingredients and dangers of taking weight-loss supplements. According to a national survey of nearly 3,000 Americans, about one in four people use...
FDA Finds Hidden Ingredients in B-Lipo and Slim-K Diet Pills
December 29, 2014 -- The FDA is warning consumers not to use SLIM-K capsules or B-Lipo diet pills because they contain hidden ingredients with dangerous side effects. Bethel Nutritional Consulting, Inc., recalled one lot of SLIM-K capsules after laboratory testing...
Proposed Law Would Ban Dozens of Designer Steroids
December 17, 2014 -- Congress has unanimously passed a bill that would add designer anabolic steroids to a list of controlled substances and ban 25 designer ingredients that are commonly marketed as bodybuilding supplements. The legislation, Designer Anabolic Steroid Control...
Judges Deny MDL for OxyElite Pro Lawsuits Again
December 15, 2014 -- Law360 reports that a panel of federal judges have again denied a request to centralize 16 lawsuits involving OxyElite Pro into one federal court. The lawsuits are currently pending in five different district courts against GNC...
FDA Warning for Probiotic Supplement Infection Risk
December 12, 2014 -- The FDA has issued a Safety Warning about the risk of bacterial or fungal infections associated with probiotic supplements that contain live bacteria or yeast. The warning was issued about a month after ABC Dophilus was...
FDA Warning for Sibutramine in Diet Pills
December 4, 2014 -- The FDA is warning consumers not to buy or use several weight-loss pills, including the bee pollen supplements “Bee Thin” and “Bee Slim,” because they contain dangerous hidden ingredients that are not listed on the label....
FDA Safety Warning for Forever Beautiful Bee Pollen
November 20, 2014 -- Forever Beautiful Bee Pollen, made by REFA Enterprises, has been recalled because it may contain sibutramine and phenlophthalein, hidden ingredients with dangerous side effects. Products affected by the recall: Forever Beautiful Bee Pollen (UPC # 6333090804632)...
FDA Recalls ABC Dophilus Powder for Risk of Infection
November 17, 2014 -- Following the death of an infant, Solgar, Inc. has issued a recall for ABC Dophilus powder after testing confirmed the presence of an infection-causing bacteria. The powder is a dietary supplement that is marketed as a...