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In 1997, in response to mounting concern over the serious side effects of ephedra, the FDA proposed a ban on products containing 8 mg or more of ephedrine alkaloids and stricter labeling of low-dose ephedra supplements. The FDA also proposed that ephedra labels be required to disclose the health risks of ephedra, such as heart attack, stroke ...
TrimSpa was a dietary supplement designed for weight loss, marketed by the company Goen Technologies and headed by Alexander Szynalski. [1] The ephedra-based supplement was marketed by TrimSpa to help "stave off hunger", [2] until ephedra was banned from the United States.
Following the FDA's ban of ephedra, Michael Ellis was indicted on eight counts of making false statements to the FDA in an effort to obstruct regulation of ephedra. [22] [23] Ellis ultimately pled guilty to a single count of lying to the FDA about the adverse effects of Metabolife 356. He was sentenced to 6 months in federal prison and a ...
In 1990, red dye 3 was banned from use in cosmetics and topical drugs by the FDA under the Delaney Clause of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). This clause states that color ...
On January 15, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially banned Red No. 3, a color additive used in food, beverages, and ingested drugs in the U.S. ... With the ban of Red No. 3, you can ...
In a separate act passed in 2024, California moved to ban six of the nine FDA-approved artificial food dyes in public school food and drinks by 2027. The bill did not include Red No. 3.
The Food and Drug Administration, which had previously chosen not to ban ephedra, subsequently re-opened its efforts to regulate it. The United States Congress dropped its previous objections to a ban, and Bechler's parents testified in front of Congress. [18] The FDA announced its decision to ban ephedra on December 30. [24]
The FDA has already required manufacturers to list red dye No. 3 as an ingredient on food labels — so if you’re concerned about avoiding products containing the dye until the ban is ...