FDA recalls tainted supplements

The agency recalls products marketed as sexual enhancement, weight-loss and muscle-gain supplements because of threats to consumer safety. On Nov. 9, RockHard Labs of Atlanta voluntary recalled RockHard Weekend for erectile dysfunction, which FDA said contained the undeclared ingredient sulfoaildenafil. FDA recently warned against use of Imulsaria's Stiff Nights, which it said contains the same active ingredient (1"The Tan Sheet" Nov. 9, 2009, In Brief). The agency also announced Nov. 12 that Westminster, Calif.-based GMP Herbal Products voluntarily recalls Pai You Guo, labeled as a weight-loss supplement, in which FDA found the appetite suppressant sibutramine, contained in the Rx obesity drug Meridia, and the suspected carcinogen phenolphthalein (2"The Tan Sheet" Nov. 16, 2009, In Brief). Finally, FDA said Nov. 12 that a number of products made by Oviedo, Fla.-based IDS Sports, including Bromodrol and Ripped Tabs TR, contain steroids and are recalled. Steroids sold as "supplements" is an area of particular concern within the supplement industry (3"The Tan Sheet" Oct. 26, 2009)