FDA ephedrine warning for dietary supplements advises consumers of potential harm.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
EPHEDRINE-CONTAINING RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS TARGETED BY FDA in an April 10 warning aimed at consumers. The agency is advising consumers to resist purchasing and taking ephedrine- or ephedra-containing dietary supplements with labels that "portray the products as apparent alternatives to illegal street drugs such as `ecstasy.'"