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Voluntary Destruction of Embargoed OxyElite Pro Products Sought by Hawaii’s Health Department
In a report from the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH), retailers with embargoed OxyElite Pro products in their possession were advised that the department would soon begin collecting the products for destruction. On Monday, all retailers currently storing the embargoed product were asked to surrender their supplies voluntarily. The request comes not long…
USPLabs Expands OxyElite Pro Recall
On November 10, 2013 USPLabs, LLC issued a voluntary recall for certain “dietary supplements” marketed under the name OxyElite Pro. Today – November 19, 2013 – USPLabs, LLC expanded the recall to include an additional OxyElite Pro dietary supplement: Raspberry Lemonade OxyElite Pro Super Thermo Powder The recall was initiated voluntarily by USPLabs, LLC…
UK and Other Countries Take Action Against OxyElite Pro
The United States is not the only country that has sounded alarm over the pre-workout sports supplement OxyElite Pro. Earlier this month, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) joined the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) in attempts to warn consumers against the use of OxyElite Pro. Both versions of the supplement were…
USPLabs, LLC to Destroy Recalled OxyElite Pro Products
USPLabs, LLC has been under increasing scrutiny since various health departments, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been investigating reported cases of acute hepatitis and liver damage in consumers who used certain purported “dietary supplements” marketed by USPLabs. Although investigations into the…
San Diego Woman Experiences Liver Failure After Using OxyElite Pro
Another reported case of liver injury has turned up in connection to the dietary weight loss supplement OxyElite Pro – this time from San Diego. According to an official from the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency – which also issued a consumer warning for OxyElite Pro this past Wednesday – a…
Warnings Against OxyElite Pro Now Coming from Australia and New Zealand
The pre-workout sports supplement OxyElite Pro has recently come under a lot of heat for its connection to the outbreak of acute non-viral hepatitis and liver damage. According to one CDC report, OxyElite Pro has been associated with a number of reported cases of liver damage in Hawaii – two cases of which required…
OxyElite Pro Pulled From Shelves in Hawaii
After one death, two liver transplants, and dozens of reported illnesses, the fat-burning supplement known as OxyElite Pro is being pulled from shelves. Hawaii health officials have asked stores throughout the state to immediately remove the dietary supplement from their shelves, as it has been associated with liver failure and acute hepatitis in at…
Health Advisory for OxyElite Pro
Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH), publicly announced their investigation of the dietary supplement product labeled OxyElite Pro. The investigation is the result of the growing number of cases of acute non-viral hepatitis that have…