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FDA commissioner says kratom not worth the Salmonella risk

By News Desk on July 3, 2018

Editor’s note: Blissful Remedies is the latest brand of kratom products recalled.

Users of kratom supplements are putting themselves at risk for Salmonella infections from a product that has no nutritional or medical benefits.

After…
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FDA flexes muscles, mandates recall of kratom for Salmonella

By News Desk on April 4, 2018

For the first time ever the FDA has ordered a company to recall products, with the dubious honor going to Triangle Pharmanaturals LLC. The Las Vegas company refused to pull its kratom products after state…
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More kratom capsules recalled for Salmonella amid outbreak

By Kelsey M. Mackin on April 3, 2018

A Texas company is recalling various lots of multiple kratom supplements because samples have tested positive for Salmonella. The recall notice on the FDA’s website does not specify what strain of the pathogen inspectors found,…
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Kratom outbreak picks up pace as it spreads; warnings renewed

By Coral Beach on March 28, 2018
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The confirmed case count in a nationwide Salmonella outbreak traced to kratom products has more than doubled in…
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Instant coffee ‘aphrodisiac’ recalled by Caverflo; death reported

By News Desk on May 26, 2017

An instant coffee marketed as a “natural herbal” aphrodisiac is under recall nationwide after the report of one death and a finding by the FDA that it contains prescription drugs for treatment of erectile dysfunction.
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Big Retailers Ordered to Stop Selling ‘Adulterated’ and ‘Mislabeled’ Herbal Supplements

By News Desk on February 3, 2015

The New York Attorney General’s office has ordered four major retailers — Walmart, Target, Walgreens and GNC — to stop selling “adulterated” and “mislabeled” herbal supplements that independent lab tests show do not contain ingredients…
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