US/Silver Spring:
Zero Xtreme, a Marathon, Florida establishment, recalls certain batch/lots of Zero Xtreme branded Nutritional Supplement Capsules due to suspected presence of Sibutramine, a controlled substance under FDA regulation that was marketed as an appetite suppressant but withdrawn from the US market in 2010 due to suspected increased risks of Cardiovascular Events and Stroke, all serious health and safety hazards.
Direct link: https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm623503.htm
Additional information:
The US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) reports the following over-the-counter (“OTC”) drugs are subject to this recall:
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