FDA Sez Homeopathic HCG Supps are Illegal
And – according to USA Today, “fraudulent,” too. A popular type of weight-loss products, heavily promoted on the Internet, is fraudulent and illegal, Food and Drug Administration officials say. HCG weight-loss products that promise dramatic results and claim to be homeopathic are sold as drops, pellets and sprays on the Web, in drugstores and at General Nutrition Centers. They are supposed to be used in combination...
Four Loko Being Recycled as Auto Fuel
For some reason, this seems exactly right… RICHMOND, Va. – Truckloads of Four Loko and other alcohol-laced energy drinks are being recycled into ethanol and other products after federal authorities told manufacturers the beverages were dangerous and caused users to become “wide-awake drunk.” Wholesalers from Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland and other East Coast states started sending cases of the high-alcohol,...
Two More Adulterated Sex Supps
This time it’s “Rock Hard Extreme” and “Passion Coffee.” The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday advised consumers not to buy or use two drinks sold as supplements for sexual enhancement. The products, Rock Hard Extreme and Passion Coffee, are sold on websites and possibly in retail outlets, the agency said. Laboratory analysis indicated that both contain sulfoaildenafil, an active pharmaceutical...
Another Day, Another Adulterated Sex Supp
From today’s FDA press release: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use Man Up Now capsules, marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, because they contain a variation of an active drug ingredient found in Viagra that can dangerously lower blood pressure. Man Up Now claims to be “herbal” and “all natural,” and consumers may mistakenly assume the product is harmless and poses no...
FTC Goes After Rexall-Sundown & NatureSmart Over DHA Deception
This is yet another case where front-of-package labeling was used to deceive consumers. The FTC charged NBTY, Inc. and two subsidiaries, NatureSmart LLC and Rexall Sundown, Inc., with making deceptive claims about the amount of DHA – an Omega-3 fatty acid – used in their line of Disney- and Marvel Heroes-licensed children’s multivitamin gummies and tablets. The companies also made unsupported claims that a daily serving of the...
FTC Gives Kinoki Foot Pads the Boot
I missed this bit of news from early November: For Release: 11/04/2010 At FTC’s Request, Judge Imposes Ban on Marketers of “Detox” Foot Pads Advertising Claimed “Ancient Japanese Secret” Could Treat Medical Conditions At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has banned marketers of Kinoki “Detox” Foot Pads – that would purportedly remove toxins from the body through a person’s feet – from selling a wide variety...
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