Alerts and Advisories Archive

This page includes alerts, announcements, and safety recalls from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Federal Trade Commission, and other sources.

2011

• Eclectic Institute Dietary Supplements: Recall - Possible Salmonella Contamination (FDA; 12/22/2011)
• HCG Diet Products Are Illegal (FDA; 12/06/2011)
• U.S. Marshals Seize Dietary Supplements, Drugs Manufactured By Syntec Inc. (FDA; 12/01/2011)
• FTC Action Temporarily Halts Operation That Allegedly Used Fake News Sites To Make Deceptive Claims About Acai Berry Weight-Loss Products (FTC; 12/01/2011)
• Keime Inc. (Barry's Vitamins) Conducts a Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Virility Max Dietary Supplement (FDA; 11/11/2011)
• Don't Be Fooled By Health Fraud Scams (FDA; 11/09/2011)
• Black Licorice: Trick or Treat? (FDA; 10/25/2011)
• Vitamin E Supplements Consumer Advisory Update (10/11/2011)
• Minnesota Companies Agree To Halt Sale of Amino-Acid Products With Unapproved Claims (FDA; 09/14/2011)
• Finemost Corporation DBA Qualiherb Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of the Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids (FDA; 07/28/2011)
• Slim Forte Slimming Capsule and Slim Forte Double Power Slimming Capsules: Public Notification—Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 07/08/2011)
• Nature Relief Instant Wart and Mole Remover: Recall—Risk of Severe Skin Burns (FDA; 06/27/2011)
• Thermogram Is No Substitute for Mammogram (FDA; 06/02/2011)
• Globe All Wellness, LLC Issues a Voluntary Recall of Slim Xtreme (FDA; 05/24/2011)
• FDA: Don't buy drugs marketed as antimicrobial dietary supplements (FDA; 05/13/2011)
• FDA Warns About Counterfeit ExtenZe Dietary Supplements (FDA; 05/13/2011)
• Multi-Mex Distributor Announces Recall of Dietary Supplements (FDA; 05/09/2011)
  Consumers may be confused in thinking that the dietary supplements are actually antibiotics.
• FDA Warns: Beware of Bogus STD Products (FDA; 05/04/2011)
• Ethos Environmental Issues a Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of the Dietary Supplement Regenerect (FDA; 04/28/2011)
• Fake News Sites Promote Bogus Weight Loss Benefits of Acai Berry Supplements (FTC; 04/20/2011)
• Best Enhancer Recalled for Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 04/05/2011)
• Nutrition Express Voluntarily Recalls Protein Supplements Because of Possible Health Risk (FDA; 03/29/2011)
• Beware of Fraudulent Weight-Loss ‘Dietary Supplements’ (FDA; 03/15/2011)
• Biotab Nutraceuticals, INC. Issues a Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of the Nutritional Supplement EXTENZE (Men's Regular) (FDA; 02/22/2011)

2010

• Fruta Planta: Public Notification—Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 12/23/2010)
• RockHard Weekend, Pandora: Recall—Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 12/23/2010)
• Tainted Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements (FDA; 12/15/2010)
• FDA Warns Consumers To Avoid Man Up Now Capsules (FDA; 12/15/2010)
• FDA Warns Consumers Not To Use Vigor-25 (FDA; 11/19/2010)
• Duro Extend Capsules for Men: Recall—Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 11/05/2010)
• Hyland's Teething Tablets Recalled (FDA; 10/23/2010)
• Succimer Found Ineffective for Removing Mercury (NIEHS; 10/22/2010)
• FDA Issues Warnings to Marketers of Unapproved "Chelation" Products (FDA; 10/14/2010)
• Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS): Product As Consumed Produces a Potent Bleach (FDA; 10/01/2010)
• POM Wonderful Charged With Deceptive Advertising by FTC Complaint (FTC; 09/27/2010)
• Kilosports Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of Clomed (FDA; 09/14/2010)
• Kava Linked to Liver Damage (09/10/2010)
• TimeOut Capsules Contaminated With Potentially Dangerous Ingredient (FDA; 08/25/2010)
• Mr. Magic Male Enhancer: Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 08/18/2010)
• Marketers of Acai Berry Supplements and "Colon Cleansers" Ordered to Halt Sales (FTC; 08/16/2010)
• Prolatis’: Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 08/13/2010)
• Novacare LLC Conducts Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Products Found to Contain Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 08/10/2010)
• Revivexxx Extra Strength (EZVille, Ltd.) Recalled: Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 08/06/2010)
• Solo Slim (EZVille, Ltd.) Recalled: Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 08/06/2010)
• Ejaculoid XXTREME (Nutraloid Lab) Recalled: Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 07/30/2010)
• Stimuloid II (Nutraloid Lab) Recalled: Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 07/30/2010)
• Joyful Slim Herb Supplement Recalled: Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 07/22/2010)
• Vialipro Dietary Supplement Recalled: Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 07/20/2010)
• Slim-30 Herb Weight Loss Supplement Contains Undeclared Drug (FDA; 07/16/2010)
• Que She Herbal Supplement Sold for Weight Loss: Undeclared Drug Ingredients (FDA; 07/08/2010)
• Magic Power Coffee Warning (FDA; 06/19/2010)
• Vitamin D Liquid, Infant Overdose Risk (FDA; 06/15/2010)
• Vita Breath Supplement Contains High Levels of Lead (FDA; 05/03/2010)
• Atlas Operations, Inc. Announces Expansion of its Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Sexual Enhancement Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements (FDA; 04/12/2010)
• Fraud Awareness (FDA; 04/07/2010)
• MasXtreme Capsules (Natural Wellness)—Product Contains Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 03/30/2010)
• Cautions about Sexual Enhancement Products (FDA; 03/08/2010)
• Don't Get Burned: Stay Away From Ear Candles (FDA; 02/18/2010)
• Ear Candles: Ineffective and Risky (FDA Patient Safety News video; Feb 2010)

2009

• Nzu, Traditional Remedy for Morning Sickness (FDA; 12/31/2009)
• Atlas Operations, Inc. Recalls Many Sexual Enhancement Products (FDA; 12/15/2009)
• RockHard Weekend Recalled: Undeclared Drug Ingredient (FDA; 11/18/2009)
• Pai You Guo, Marketed as Dietary Supplement, Recalled (FDA; 11/13/2009)
• IDS Sports Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Products (FDA; 11/12/2009)
• Bodybuilding.com and FDA Recall 65 Products (FDA; 11/03/2009)
• FDA, FTC Issue Joint Warning Letter to Web Site Offering Fraudulent H1N1 Flu Supplements (FDA; 10/19/2009)
• Steam Dietary Supplement (FDA; 08/24/2009)
• Body Building Products Marketed as Containing Steroids or Steroid-Like Substances: FDA Public Health Advisory (FDA; 07/28/2009)
• Nature and Health Co. Recalls Supplement Products (FDA; 07/15/2009)
• Young You Weight Loss Products Recalled (FDA; 07/15/2009)
• Libipower Plus Recall (FDA; 07/13/2009)
• Stealth Chocolate, Stealth Vanilla Powdered Dietary Supplement Recall (FDA; 07/09/2009)
• Liquid "Energy" Product Warning (FDA; 07/07/2009)
• Stamina-Rx Dietary Supplement Products (FDA; 06/19/2009)
• Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Products—Warnings (FDA; 06/16/2009)
• Fraudulent Flu Products Warnings (FDA; 05/01/2009)
• Hydroxycut, FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Using These Products (FDA; 05/01/2009)
• Weight Loss, FDA Uncovers Additional Tainted Products (FDA; 03/20/2009)
• Zencore Plus, a Product Marketed as a Dietary Supplement, Voluntary Recalled Nationwide by Bodee LLC (FDA; 03/11/2009)

2008

• Starcaps Dietary Supplement Capsules Recalled (FDA; 12/08/2008)
• Vitamin E Supplements (10/28/2008)
• Rize 2 The Occasion Capsules and Rose 4 Her Capsules Voluntary Nationwide Recall (FDA; 07/28/2008)
• Viapro 375 mg Capsules Voluntary Nationwide Recall by EG Labs (FDA; 07/23/2008)
• Viril-Ity-Power (VIP) Tabs Recalled by International Pharmaceuticals (FDA; 05/29/2008)
• "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula" Consumer Warning (FDA; 03/27/2008)
• Consumers Warned Not to Use "Blue Steel" and "Hero" Products (FDA; 03/25/2008)
• Aspire36 and Aspire Lite Recalled, Palo Alto Labs Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of two Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements (FDA; 02/28/2008)

2007

• 'Energy Max,' 'True Man Sexual Energy' Recall (FDA; 11/02/2007)
• 'True Man Sexual Energy,' 'Energy Max' Recall (FDA; 11/02/2007)
• FDA Warning: Red Yeast Rice, Red Yeast Rice/Policosonal Complex Products, and Cholestrix (FDA; 08/09/2007)
• Long Weekend Product Recalled Nationwide (FDA; 06/14/2007)
• Shark Cartilage Capsules, Action Labs Inc., have Possible Health Risk (FDA; 06/06/2007)
• Shark Cartilage Capsules, NBTY, Nationwide Product Recall (FDA; 05/26/2007)
• Jen-On's H S Joy of Love Product Recall (FDA; 04/17/2007)
• Herbal Science International, Inc. Recalls Twelve Dietary Herbal Supplements Nationwide Because of Possible Health Risk Associated with Ephedra, Aristolochic Acid and Human Placenta (FDA; 04/10/2007)
• Liviro3 Voluntary Nationwide Recall (FDA; 01/19/2007)

2006

• High-Strength Hydrogen Peroxide Causes Serious Harm (FDA; 07/27/2006)
• Bismacine Not Approved for Use (FDA; 07/21/2006)
• Sexual Enhancement: Dangerous Dietary Supplements (FDA; 07/12/2006)

2005

• Green Tea for Certain Cancers: FDA Review (FDA; 06/30/2005)

2004

• Actra-Rx (11/02/2004)
• Ayurvedic Products Caution (FDA; 10/16/2004)
• Ephedra Consumer Advisory (04/12/2004)
• Androstenedione (Andro): FDA Warning (03/11/2004)
• Coral Calcium (01/22/2004)

2003

• Vinarol and Viga Tablets Contaminated with Sildenafil (Viagra) (06/06/2003)
• Vitamin Supplementation To Prevent Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease (AHRQ; Jun 2003)

2001

• Garlic Supplements Can Impede HIV Medication (NIH; 12/05/2001)