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FDA Warns Consumers about Total Body Formula [Fetched Feed]
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Cris Harshman on 30-03-2008
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The FDA released a statement regarding safety concerns with Total Body Formula and Total Body Mega Formula, manufactured by Total Body Essential Nutrition:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase or consume Total Body Formula in the flavors of Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar, or Total Body Mega Formula in the Orange/Tangerine flavor. The liquid dietary supplement products may cause severe adverse reactions, including significant hair loss, muscle cramps, diarrhea, joint pain and fatigue.
FDA laboratories are analyzing samples of the products to identify the cause of the reactions, including the possibility that the products contain excessive amounts of selenium, which is known to cause symptoms such as those described in the adverse events reported to the agency. Selenium, a trace mineral, is needed only in small amounts for good health.
The products have been distributed in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Read the entire report for more information.
To their credit, Total Body Essential Nutrition has voluntarily recalled affected products, and appears convinced selenium is to blame. This warning appears on their websites totalbodyformula.com/ and totalbodyteam.com/:
IF YOU ARE TAKING TOTAL BODY FORMULA, LOT # 4016801, 4016802, 4024801, 4024802, 4031801, 4031802 or 4031803 PLEASE STOP TAKING IT NOW AND CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN. THERE IS EXCESSIVE SELENIUM IN THE PRODUCT THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS.
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@healthyfoodstoday:
Did you even read the article, or do you have a spider finding blog posts including the words “fda recall?” I have to assume the latter, particularly since you link your name to a site that sells “UriLife’s Live Whole Food Based “InstaFresh” Juice Powder.”
Since you yourself seem to be a vendor of dietary supplements of some sort, you might want to pay attention to some new rules the FDA is adopting, like this one:
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dscgmps6.html