Mira Health Products Ltd. of Long Island, NY manufactures the B-50 supplement tablets, marketed as Healthy Life Chemistry by Purity First B-50 and sold online and in retail stores. Our Lake Jackson vitamin supplement recall attorneys note that the B-50 tablets that are in dispute under the requested recall are laced with potentially dangerous anabolic steroids dimethazine and methasterone, a controlled substance.
At least 29 people from across the nation have been sickened by the B-50 supplements and at least one has been hospitalized. More illnesses and hospitalizations might be attributable to the product, but have not yet been linked to the B-50 vitamins as the source of the illness, which could appear to be the result of environmental contamination. The B-50 tablets have generated a nationwide health alert.
The FDA has asked Mira Health Products to voluntarily recall the B-50 vitamins, but the company has refused. The company’s refusal could result in seizures and sanctions against Mira Health Products.
As demonstrated by the many illnesses and hospitalization reported from using the B-50, our Lake Jackson vitamin supplement recall attorneys emphasize that vitamins laced with anabolic steroid ingredients not disclosed to the consumer pose real health hazards. Men who have taken the contaminated product have reported impotence. And women taking the product have reported missed menstrual periods and the growth of facial hair. (Source: Delthia Ricks, Newsday Arizona Daily Star, 8/2/13)
Contact the Lake Jackson Vitamin Supplement Recall Attorneys at Denena Points, PC to report Your Illness from the Steroid-Contaminated B-50 Tablets
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FDA Oversight of Vitamin and Dietary Supplement Industry Weak
The Lake Jackson vitamin supplement recall attorneys at Denena Points, PC note that the U.S. FDA doesn’t have the same authority to regulate the vitamin and health supplement industry as it does food products and pharmaceuticals. The agency’s authority is largely limited to requesting voluntary recalls where dangerous supplements have become apparent, and to issuing health warnings on those products.
We note that some supplement products can be deadly. For example, the FDA issued a warning regarding a DMAA supplement product several months ago after numerous injuries and deaths were reported from the dangerous product. Click here to read more about FDA regulation of vitamin and dietary supplements.