Category: Dietary Supplement
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.
FDA Recalls Injections of Vitamin B12, BCAA, and More
June 30, 2014 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning healthcare professionals not to use injectable vitamin products sold by Medical Supply Liquidators, LLC, with “Sunshine Labs” on the label. Although no adverse events have been linked...
Doctor’s Best Red Yeast Rice Recalled for Hidden Lovastatin
June 25, 2014 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to use Doctor’s Best Red Yeast Rice because it contains a hidden, undeclared pharmaceutical ingredient. Laboratory tests discovered lovastatin, a cholesterol-lowering prescription medication that is...
Lawsuits Filed by Victims of Weight-Loss Supplements
June 23, 2014 -- Self interviewed several women who filed lawsuits after they used dietary supplements and suffered life-threatening complications. OxyElite Pro Lawsuit One lawsuit was filed by a woman who says her heart heart attack was caused by OxyElite...
FDA Recalls Diet Pills Containing Prozac, Sibutramine
June 19, 2014 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a Safety Alert warning consumers against using certain diet pills because they contain hidden pharmaceutical drug ingredients. Products included in the warning: Sport Burner (contains fluoxetine) Toxin...
B-Perfect Weight-Loss Supplements Recalled
June 12, 2014 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to buy or use B-Perfect, a weight-loss supplement, because it contains sibutramine and phenolphthalein. These hidden pharmaceutical ingredients are not listed on the label. They...
Texas La Jiao Shou Shen Lawyer
La Jiao Shou Shen, a popular cayenne pepper weight-loss pill, contains illegal hidden ingredients -- phenolphthalein, a laxative that is associated with cancer risks, and sibutramine, an appetite-suppressant with cardiovascular side effects. Need a Texas La Jiao Shou Shen Lawyer?...
FDA Files Lawsuit Against Mira Health Products, Supplement Maker
June 10, 2014 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has filed a lawsuit against Mira Health Products Ltd. and its chief operating officer, Michael S. Ragno, for selling dietary supplements without properly testing ingredients from suppliers. Last year,...