2013

Creafuse Powder Fruit Punch and Creafuse Powder Grape are being recalled by the North Haven, Connecticut-based Ge Pharma because of a drug that the Food and Drug Administration says could cause a host safety issues.  The recall affects Lot GE4568 and GE4570, each of which would have been available across the country.  The 600 gram… read more

The threat of an undeclared drug has prompted the recall of Bethel Advance and Quick Thin dietary supplements by the New York City-based Bethel Nutritional Consulting.  The recall comes two months after a similar recall issued by the company in regards to a product called Bethel 30.  The three lots of these items impacted by… read more

Two products, one designed to control nervous appetite and one meant to help burn fat, are being recalled by the Grand Prairie, Texas-based Herbal Give Care due to the presence of an undeclared drug that could harm users.  Esbelin siloutte and Esbeli siloutte te Herbal Blend with L-Carnitine are each being recalled because of the… read more

Four types of dietary supplements are being recalled by Beta Labs because of the presence of DMAA, a substance that could cause health issues in persons consuming the items.  The recall pertains to one lot each of Red Vipers, Phentalene, and Phen FX and two lots of Oxyphen XR.  The presence of DMAA in the… read more

A new book from the Chief of Infectious Disease at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia attempts to make consumers more aware of the dangers of alternative medicine and dietary supplements.  The author wrote “Do You Believe in Magic?  The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine” so that people could begin to understand that regulation of alternative… read more

ebA Multivitamin Supplements are being recalled by the North Wales, Pennsylvania-based Saratoga Therapeutics because of the potential presence of lactose and milk protein without the label stating as much.  Two reports have already come to the fore:  one in which an individual allergic to milk detailed how they became sick while using the product, and… read more

Spurred on by a wave of reports alleging injurious circumstances in conjunction with a substance known as DMAA (or dimethylamylamine), the Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to consumers about the stimulant.  They’re also attempting to use this particular incident as a means to explain the difficulties of overseeing the safety of dietary… read more

The undeclared presence of Sibumatrine has prompted the recall of the Maxiloss Weight Advanced Dietary Supplement by Olaax Corp.  These softgels were available across the country between January 2011 and November of last year, and various counterfeit versions of the item were available on the internet.  All versions of the item, whether counterfeit or no,… read more

In Hollywood (Florida, not California), tainted dietary supplements were seized by members of the United States Marshals.  The products were taken from a company called Globe All Wellness following inspections carried out last October and this month by the Food and Drug Administration.  These inspections revealed that a variety of supplements were produced out of… read more

Violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act have prompted a judge to shut down a company based in Santa Fe Springs, California.  Until Titan Medical Enterprises gets its manufacturing practices in line with the requirements of the aforementioned act, they will not be able to produce or distribute dietary supplements and drugs.  Inspections… read more

The Pennsauken, New Jersey-based R-Kane Products has announced the recall of Z PRO HIGH PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT because of an undeclared allergen threat posed.  This item, which was available across the country from bariatric surgeons (who issue the product to patients that have just gone through a procedure), contains milk or soy without the label detailing… read more

Following the improper marketing of a series of dietary supplements, a company based out of Minnesota going by the name of PUH, or Pharmacist’s Ultimate Health, has agreed to refrain from interstate commerce until such time that they can bring their practices back in line with the regulations of the Food and Drug Administration.  The… read more