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Consent Decree for New York Dietary Supplement Manufacturer Approved by Federal Judge
Last week, on Wednesday July 2, 2014, a Federal Judge in New York approved a consent decree for permanent injunction with Mira Health Products Ltd., a dietary supplement manufacturer based in Farmingdale, New York. The company had been under scrutiny since the FDA issued a consumer warning in July, 2013 regarding illnesses associated with…
FDA Issues Warning to Manufacturer of Sports Supplement Craze
Public records that became available on Tuesday April, 15th have revealed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning to the manufacturer of Craze – a once popular sports supplement. The warning letter – which was dated April 4th – centers on the supplement’s use of a controversial proprietary blend…
OxyElite Pro Associated with Nearly 100 Cases of Severe Liver Disease, Exposes Need for Better Regulation
A new report is calling attention to the need for better regulation of nutritional supplements after OxyElite Pro – a popular dietary supplement – was linked to nearly 100 cases of severe liver disease. The report associates a total of 97 cases of hepatitis – including 47 cases of hospitalization, three cases of liver…
FTC Cracks Down on Sensa Products
Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a significant blow to Sensa Products, a California weight-loss company that produces Sensa, a powder dieters use to sprinkle on food and curb their appetite. Because federal regulators stated that Sensa Products used inaccurate science and misleading marketing tactics to entice consumers, the FTC ordered…
Doctors Identify Aegeline as OxyElite Pro Ingredient Responsible for Injuries
Medical experts from the Queen’s Medical Center’s Liver Center in Honolulu have identified the ingredient aegeline as being the most likely cause of liver injuries in consumers who used the purported dietary supplement OxyElite Pro. In the past year, more than 50 cases of liver damage, including acute hepatitis, have been associated with certain…
Deceptive Weight-Loss Products Now Under Scrutiny from the FTC
On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its enforcement of actions that will be taken against four major weight-loss companies in the United States. According to the FTC, each of these companies is guilty of falsely luring customers into purchasing their weight-loss products through advertisements that are no more than empty promises and…
New FDA Warning Against Dietary Supplement Mass Destruction
The dietary supplement for muscle growth known as Mass Destruction is not safe for consumption, warned the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this week. Following an alert from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the FDA immediately issued a warning against use of the product. Mass Destruction, which…
Uncovering the Criminal Pasts of Manufacturers of Dietary Supplements
In an investigation conducted by USA Today, it was found that a number of dietary supplement companies are headed by individuals with criminal pasts. Many of these companies are the same ones that have been caught manufacturing products spiked that are with drugs. Take the following, for example: Beamonstar ProductsThe executive of Beamonstar Products,…