Press Release on Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Hydroxycut Products

In case some of you are currently using Hydroycut products to aid in your weight loss efforts, I thought it was important to pass this along.

On May 7th, Iovate Health Sciences USA, Inc. of Blasdell, New York and Ontario, Canada announced that it is adding Universal Product Codes (UPCs) with respect to the Hydroxycut-branded products sold in the United States and subject to the voluntary recall.

According to FDA’s Recall Information Website

Iovate initiated a voluntary recall when it became aware that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s assessment of 23 reports about consumers having experienced liver-related problems, as well as a small number of published case reports, was different from Iovate’s analysis.  On May 1, 2009, the FDA issued an advisory which states that, “Although the liver damage appears to be relatively rare, FDA believes consumers should not be exposed to unnecessary risk.”  The number of adverse event reports described by the FDA is small relative to the many millions of people who have used Hydroxycut products over the 7 years referenced by the FDA.  Iovate’s own assessment of the potential risk associated with the use of these products differs from that expressed by the Agency.

Here is the link to FDAs website where you will find the UPC code product list.

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/iovate205_09.html

And there is additional information on the recall and FDA Consumer Advisory and there are also some answers to questions that many consumers have.

http://www.hydroxycutinformation.com/

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