37 results

• Millions of Americans Use Dietary Supplements that May be Toxic, Study Warns

  August 15, 2024

  Grace Muller

  A new study warns that millions of Americans unknowingly take dietary supplements that could cause severe liver damage, due to the lack of regulations and unclear label warnings for these products.

• Melatonin Exposure is Sending Thousands of Children to ER, CDC Warns

  March 8, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new CDC report reveals that an increasing number of children are being seen in emergency rooms nationwide due to overdosing on melatonin supplements, often sold in candy-like gummy form.

• CDC Detects Synthetic Cannabinoids, THC in Recalled Neptune’s Fix Supplements

  February 5, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  CDC investigators say they detected synthetic and natural chemicals from cannabis plants in recalled Neptune's Fix dietary supplements, which were never listed on the label.

• FDA Warns Some Tejocote Root Weight Loss Products Contain Poisonous Yellow Oleander

  January 31, 2024

  Hannah Brown

  The FDA warns that some tejocote dietary supplements actually contain yellow oleander, which is toxic and can cause heart problems and death.

• Nearly 10% of Children Have Tried Ineffective and Sometimes Dangerous Weight Loss Supplements

  January 12, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Children and teens worldwide are increasingly turning to often dangerous and frequently ineffective dietary supplements for weight loss, study finds.

• 9 out of 10 Sports Supplements Fail to Accurately List Ingredients on the Label: Study

  July 25, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds many sports dietary supplements inaccurately list their ingredients on the label, often containing substances banned by the FDA due to their potential health risks.

• Melatonin Gummies Pose Poisoning Risks For Children: Study

  April 27, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that many melatonin gummies given to children do not accurately inform parents of how much melatonin or other potentially harmful ingredients are in their products.

• FDA Seeks More Safety Information On New Dietary Supplements with Draft Guidance

  May 24, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has issued a draft guidance calling for dietary supplement manufacturers to submit long-overdue data on new ingredients used in their products, in order to improve dietary supplement safety.

• Fish Oil Supplements Could Increase Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: Study

  October 18, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  Fish oil supplements may increase the risk of a heart condition known as atrial fibrillation, which can lead to abnormal heart rhythms, strokes and death, according to the findings of a new study.

• Dietary Supplement Makers Warned By FDA For Illegally Claiming Products Are Fertility Treatments

  May 28, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA and FTC have issued warning letters to five dietary supplement manufacturers who they say were illegally claiming their products worked as fertility treatments.