An investigation by Natural Products Insider divulged that a distributor of a product contaminated with drugs and promoted for arthritis and joint pain continued to sell the product, even after a consumer advisory was issued and the firm was warned by FDA that it was in violation of the law.
Industry experts propose the creation of a new executive position within organizations to help combat a rise in Food and Drug Administration citations against supplement companies who don’t meet quality control standards.
The Food and Drug Administration has found that some manufacturers of dietary supplements are woefully out of compliance with rules intended to ensure products are made to quality standards.
Products sold online claiming to be tejocote root are in fact yellow oleander, which is toxic. FDA warns consumers to stop using the products, which are sold under a variety of brand names.
The supplements labeled as weight loss products appear to be mislabeled as testing revealed the tejocote root was substituted with a potentially deadly plant.