Cissus product was cited by FDA

Over the past few years, the FDA and FTT have been cracking down on herbal supplement companies who are either making false claims on their products or putting ingredients in their products that are not on the label.  This foul play places a red flag on the entire herbal supplement industry.  Mother Nature intended us to use herbs to promote our health and well-being.  For many, the only way to get their hands on certain herbs, and get them in an edible, effective form, is to rely on these companies to be trustworthy.

The following article is upsetting as many people have been taking USP Labs Super Cissus for a long time.

FDA Finds Prozac in USPlabs Supplement, but Company Claims it’s a Counterfeit

A dietary supplement firm long on the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) enforcement radar is again in the agency’s sights after regulators claim they found fluoxetine, the active ingredient in Prozac, in one of the company’s former fitness products.

In December 2012, FDA sent the company a Warning Letter regarding three of its products: Jack3D, Super Cissus and Oxy Elite Pro. The company’s manufacturing operations did not meet federal regulations for good manufacturing practices (GMPs), FDA said. In addition, the company’s Super Cissus product was cited by regulators as being marketed for claims restricted for approved pharmaceuticals, and was therefore misbranded.

“Ingestion of DMAA can elevate blood pressure and lead to cardiovascular problems ranging from shortness of breath and tightening in the chest to heart attack,” FDA wrote in its warning. “Dietary supplements containing DMAA are illegal and FDA is doing everything within its authority to remove these products from the market. FDA has issued warning letters to companies notifying them products with DMAA need to be taken off the market or reformulated to remove this substance.”

See full article at: http://www.raps.org/Regulatory-Focus/News/2015/03/02/21600/FDA-Finds-Prozac-in-USPlabs-Supplement-but-Company-Claims-it%E2%80%99s-a-Counterfeit/#sthash.Rb1DdNs7.dpuf