According to an article on comcast.net News the FDA is cracking down on the manufactures of supplements made to enhance sexual activity, increase weight loss, and those used for body building. According to the FDA the manufacturers of these products are incorrectly labeling them trying to cover up ingredients that they contain that can cause serious side effects including stroke, organ failure and death. FDA commissioner Margaret Harnburg says "the manufactures selling these tainted products are operating outside the law." The manufactures are supposed to ensure that these products are safe and they do not currently require FDA approval. The FDA is currently trying to get these companies to pull the products from the market; the government does not currently have the power to issue a recall. The FDA however is issuing warnings about the products to create awareness and have stated that the companies could face criminal prosecution.
Sibutramine is one of the ingredients being looked for, this product was recalled because it cause an increase risk of heart attack and stroke, but companies continue to use it in their weight loss supplements. Anabolic steroids and steroid analogs also are being used in body building products. Also drugs that should only be used in prescription medications are being used in sexual enhancement supplements. Michael Levy director of labeling compliance for the agency warns that consumers should avoid products that claim to have the similar effects as prescription drugs, and also drugs with ingredients in a foreign language or those marketed in mass e-mail.
I think this is great news for consumers. There are so many things on the market these days that are harmful to people, but companies only concern most of the time is making money. Consumers are so convinced by the lies these companies tell in order to sell these products, that they purchase them not knowing of their real side effects.
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