FDA Republishes Import Alert for Kratom

FDA Republishes Import Alert for Kratom

This week the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) republishes an import alert for Kratom, providing guidance to its field personnel to detain dietary supplements and bulk dietary ingredients at U.S. borders. Also known as Mitragyna speciosa, kratom is a...
Banned Stimulants Again Found in Supplements

Banned Stimulants Again Found in Supplements

A number of weight loss and sports supplements were found to contain cocktails of banned and unapproved stimulants, including one dangerous stimulant FDA ordered manufacturers to stop using years ago. According to a study by Pieter Cohen, MD, of Harvard Medical School...