Category: Dietary Supplement
OxyElite Pro Class Action Lawsuit Settled for $2 Million
September 24, 2014 -- Law360.com reports that USPLabs and GNC have agreed to pay $2 million to settle a class action lawsuit in Florida involving OxyElite Pro and Jack3D, workout supplements that were recalled. The consumer class action (PDF) was...
Study Finds Growing Risk of Liver Damage from Supplements
September 19, 2014 -- Liver injuries caused by herbal and dietary supplements increased from 7% to 20% over a 10-year period, according to a study published in Hepatology. The study suggests that liver injuries are on the rise -- especially...
At Least 40 More People Join OxyElite Pro Lawsuits
September 17, 2014 -- Hawaii News Now reports that dozens of lawsuits have been filed by people who took OxyElite Pro and developed liver damage. A malpractice attorney from Honolulu has filed lawsuits on behalf of 38 people who were...
USPlabs Requests MDL for OxyElite Pro, Jack3D Lawsuits Again
September 16, 2014 -- USPLabs, LLC, the manufacturer of OxyElite Pro and Jack3D, has been hit with dozens of additional lawsuits in the last few months and they have asked judges to reconsider centralizing the litigation in federal court. USPLabs...
RegeneSlim Diet Pills Recalled Due to DMAA
August 11, 2014 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall for RegeneSlim. The diet pills contain DMAA, a synthetic stimulant with dangerous side effects. The recall was issued two years after the FDA issued a...
Liver Failure Linked to Saba ACE Diet Pills
August 5, 2014 -- The journal Gastroenterology has published a case report of a 35 year-old woman who developed liver failure and needed a transplant after taking Saba Appetite Control and Energy (ACE), a weight-loss supplement. The women took three...
FDA Recalls Six Diet Pills with Hidden Ingredients
July 9, 2014 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled six weight-loss supplements because they contain hidden drug ingredients with dangerous side effects that are not listed on the label. Recalled weight-loss supplements include: Mix Fruit Slimming...
Texas Healthy Life Chemistry by Purity First B-50 Lawyer
Numerous illnesses have been linked to Healthy Life Chemistry By Purity First B-50, a dietary supplement manufactured by Mira Health Products, Ltd. Although this product was marketed as a B-vitamin, it actually contained dangerous anabolic steroids that were linked to...
CSPI Links Energy Drinks to 17 More Deaths
The FDA has received reports of 17 deaths linked to energy drinks.