Drugs Posing as Supplementals May Contain Dangerous Ingredients - NYTimes.com

Drugs Posing as Supplementals May Contain Dangerous Ingredients - NYTimes.com ('via Blog this')

A good read on the shaky tension between legitimate, tainted, and dangerous supplements. The supplement industry blames the FDA for failing to institute mandatory recalls and seize tainted goods.

In a nutshell:

Daniel Fabricant of the FDA says, "the growing availability of tainted products represents a serious public health problem, one that could taint the dietary supplement industry as a whole."

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FDA Targets Tainted Dietary Supplements

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Updated February 2, 2021:

You might recall, among the warnings and alerts recently issued, the FDA warned people to stop using Man Up Now, a product marketed for sexual enhancement, as it contains a variation of a drug ingredient found in Viagra that can lower blood pressure to a dangerous level.

The FDA intends to:

• Send a letter to the dietary supplement industry, stressing its legal obligation to prevent tainted products from reaching the market, and emphasizing the possibility of criminal investigations against those who endanger public health by their involvement in tainted products.
• Implement a new, rapid notification system for the public on the FDA web site to alert the public quickly to tainted products marketed as dietary supplements.
• Put in place a mechanism for industry to alert the FDA about the tainted products and the firms involved.

The FDA letter:  The FDA on Tainted Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements

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