As of their November 19 customer update, a recall has still not been established. Instead, they simply indicate on their website that they have ceased sales of the products. "īee Slim and Bee Thin from – The manufacturer has not issued a product recall at the time of this posting, so the FDA announcement is listed as a public notification.
The company reports that it's notifying customers by email and that " onsumers with questions regarding this recall can contact REFA Enterprises, LLC at (757) 420-1122 Monday – Friday 12:00 p.m. The specific offending lots were distributed via internet to consumers nationwide from J– November 3, 2014. REFA Enterprises is recalling Forever Beautiful Bee Pollen (UPC # 6333090804632) and Forever Beautiful Infinity (UPC # 633090804649), a supplement packaged in bottles of 60 capsules. The specific recalls from this past week are as follows: These recalls tend not to reveal how much of the drug was present in a recommended dose, but any positive benefit is most likely due to the contaminant and not the intended ingredient.īut so common is this practice that the FDA maintains a consumer information page warning about adulteration of weight-loss supplements, with links to press releases on recalls dating back to 2008. is forbidden.Īs a result of dietary supplement laws, the FDA's first step is to strongly suggest to manufacturers that they issue a voluntary recall of the product and assure that the "adulteration" will not continue with future product lots. But the drug cannot be declared because its sale in the U.S. Including the drug in any dietary supplement constitutes the marketing of an undeclared drug. Sibutramine is readily available from bulk chemical producers, with a typical price of $300 for 100 kilograms. In a 2004 review of 29 clinical trials using sibutramine, doses of 10 to 20 milligrams per day were associated with an average 6-pound weight loss at 3 months and 9.8-pound loss at one year. Some of the supplements also contain another chemical used previously in over-the-counter laxative products, a dye called phenolphthalein. Sibutramine is particularly risky for people with pre-existing heart disease and was also associated with an increased risk for seizures.
In the last week, three companies have been cited by the FDA for selling supplements laced with sibutramine, one of the drugs in an appetite-suppressing drug, Meridia, that was removed from the market in 2010 due to side effects on the heart. Supplements might work – if they contain illegally concealed drugs
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