US Marshals Service officers, following an FDA investigation, seize more than 100 cases of products branded Kratom Therapy and worth around $150,000 from Nature Therapeutics LLC in Grover Beach, Calif., the second kratom supplement seizure in 2016. The Department of Justice filed a complaint, on behalf of FDA, in US District Court for the Central District of California alleging the seized products containing kratom – mitragyna speciosa korth, indigenous to Southeast Asia – are unapproved and misbranded drugs.
Health & Wellness Industry News Roundup: Week Of Aug. 1
Kratom seized again; FTC warns on Zika claims; EntereoMed passes 2 of 3 UK gut health claim checks; Bevolution adds Dr. Smoothie to lineup; physicians committee recommends prebiotics; and more news in brief.
