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Drug-Spiked Supplements Spread During US Holidays; Excess Yohimbine In Gorilla Root Juice

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Reminding consumers in somewhat an end-of-year tradition about drug-spiked supplements, FDA also says “dangerous” levels of yohimbine found in Green Gorilla Root Juice prompted recall. Agency also suggests retailers get more involved in preventing sales of drug-spiked products labeled as supplements.

US consumers should remove from their holiday shopping lists numerous brands of male enhancement or weight loss products labeled as dietary supplements but found to contain undeclared drugs, the Food and Drug Administration advises.

In addition to reminding consumers in somewhat of an end-of-year tradition about drug-spiked supplements, the agency announced that “dangerous” levels of the herb yohimbine, frequently marketed for sexual enhancement benefits,

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