FDA is removing a product sold under the name Stamina-Rx off the market. Continue reading Consumer Alert: Stamina-Rx
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ConsumerLab tests turmeric (curcumin) supplements
14 brands were tested.
And, the results are grim. Continue reading ConsumerLab tests turmeric (curcumin) supplements
Consumer Alert: Libimax
 The ingredients are listed here.
But, oops. Nature & Health Co. forgot to mention it also contains tadalafil (Cialis), a prescription drug used to treat impotence (aka erectile dysfunction). Continue reading Consumer Alert: Libimax
Consumer Alert: Turmeric supplements
 The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recalled 2 brands of anti-inflammatory turmeric food supplements contaminated with nimesulide.
The products are called Fortodol and Miradin. Continue reading Consumer Alert: Turmeric supplements
Consumer Alert: Venom Hyperdrive 3.0
 You guessed it. This product contains the prescription diet pill called sibutramine (Meridia). The FDA removed it from the market after laboratory analysis showed that samples contained sibutramine in significant amounts
Documented complications associated with taking “contaminated” diet pills have been reviewed here.
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FDA recalls Zencore Plus
It turns out that this widely advertised product is not as “natural” as its manufacturer claims. Continue reading FDA recalls Zencore Plus
Warnings expanded for 72 weight-loss products
 The FDA has posted a list with the specific contaminants in each mislabeled product, plus FAQs. Continue reading Warnings expanded for 72 weight-loss products
More tainted weight loss products
Here’s an updated list of 69 contaminated products identified by the FDA.
What’s a consumer to think? Continue reading More tainted weight loss products
Consumer Alert: 40 more weight loss products
There are 80 drugs on the FDA list of weight loss products that contain undeclared drugs or chemicals.
Here’s the complete list, including 40 products added on January 8th. Continue reading Consumer Alert: 40 more weight loss products
Consumer Alert: More tainted weight loss products
 Some of the weight loss products listed below claim to be “natural†or to contain only “herbal†ingredients.
The FDA found they actually contain potentially harmful ingredients not listed on the product labels or in promotional advertisements. Continue reading Consumer Alert: More tainted weight loss products
Safety update on melamine in infant formula
Melamine-contaminated products from China have been a topic here for almost 2 years.
Now, the FDA has published guidelines for safe levels. Continue reading Safety update on melamine in infant formula
FDA warning on 2 weight loss products
A company called Fashion Sanctuary is removing from the market all Zhen De Shou Fat Loss Capsules sold in 10-count blister cards.
In addition, Balanced Health Products, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Starcaps Diet System Dietary Supplement sold in 30-capsule plastic bottles. Continue reading FDA warning on 2 weight loss products
More contaminated foods from China
As an update to yesterday’s discussion about undeclared ingredients in medicine and other products from China, here’s the latest FDA advisory, warning the public not to consume certain dairy products because of possible melamine contamination.
A list of the products and a brief discussion of the dangers of melamine follows. Continue reading More contaminated foods from China
Danger of aristolochic acid
Since 1990 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warnings about botanical products and dietary supplements containing aristolochic acid.
Now, The Lancet reports a 30 year-old Chinese man who was diagnosed with a bladder tumor after taking the Chinese herb Longdan Xieganwan for at least 5 years. (Use this link if you are not a subscriber to The Lancet.)
Consumer Alert: FDA stops fake cancer cures
23 American and 2 foreign companies that market phony cancer cures on the Internet have been told to stop this activity by the FDA. Continue reading Consumer Alert: FDA stops fake cancer cures
Arsenic toxicity from Ayurvedic
Lead, mercury, and (oh yeah) arsenic intoxication have been associated with Ayurvedic herbal medicines.
Here’s an account of one patent’s experience. Continue reading Arsenic toxicity from Ayurvedic
Wolfsbane: Uses, risks, and admonitions
“The wolfsbane I should dread;
Nor will I dreary rosemarye,
That always mourns the dead;
But I will woo the dainty rose,
With her cheeks of tender red.” …Thomas Hood
Wolfsbane (Aconitum napellus, aconite, monkshood) is sometimes included in herbal remedies to treat inflammation, pain, musculoskeletal problems (eg arthritis), and heart problems. Continue reading Wolfsbane: Uses, risks, and admonitions
Going to court over the lead content in Ayurvedic meds
A woman from Iowa has filed a lawsuit claiming she contracted lead poisoning from a Maharishi herbal product.
She apparently got it from a physician at a clinic in India.
A reader treated by the same doctor at the same clinic had a different experience and shares it in his comment.
Continue reading Going to court over the lead content in Ayurvedic meds
Consumer alert: 12 dietary herbal supplements
Caught in the act by the FDA, Herbal Science International, Inc. (aka Jen-On Herbal Science International, Inc.) is recalling 12 dietary supplements that contain ephedra, aristolochic acid, or human placenta.
Human placenta! Continue reading Consumer alert: 12 dietary herbal supplements
Consumer alert: “Total Body Formula” and “Mega Formula”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advises not to purchase or consume Total Body Formula in the flavors of Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar, or Total Body Mega Formula in the Orange/Tangerine flavor.
There are 43 reports of people in 9 states who experienced serious adverse reactions. Continue reading Consumer alert: “Total Body Formula” and “Mega Formula”