Supplement safety
2014-04-04 17:17:55.884093+02 by
Dan Lyke
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Scientific American Blogs: Toxins in Nutrition Supplements Still Escape FDA Oversight
The supplement [OxyElite Pro] was linked last May to severe hepatitis, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, tasked with removing such dangerous substances from store shelves, did not learn of the cases until four months later. By February, months after the product was voluntarily taken off the market, there were 97 cases linked back to the supplement, including one death and three liver transplants.
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