FDA Warns Kansas City Manufacturer It Is Marketing Illegal Pain-Relieving Pills

FDA warns Kansas City manufacturer it is marketing illegal pain-relieving pills

The FDA announced on July 15 the issuance of seven warning letters to companies illegally marketing products containing 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH). (Courtesy of the FDA)A Kansas City company is illegally marketing pills that have opioid-like effects and could face possible action, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wrote in a warning letter sent Tuesday. Shaman Botanicals LLC is a leading supplier of a substance called 7-OH being sold in pil…

FDA Warns Companies Hawking ‘Legal Morphine’ Products

The warning reflects growing concern over a surge in opioid products marketed to US consumers containing concentrated levels of 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH). Medscape Medical News

FDA issues warning letters to companies marketing synthetic ‘kratom’

Industry groups applaud the FDA's action to send warning letters to companies selling synthetic 'kratom'.

FPSA - FDA Tells Industry to Stop Using Kratom-Derived, Opiate-Like Concentrate in Drinks, Edibles

FDA has shared concern about the growing number of edible products containing kratom available for sale online and at retailers like gas stations and smoke shops across the U.S. It has issued warning letters to seven companies for illegally marketing gummies, drinks, and tablets containing the kratom-derived concentrate 7-OH, a “novel, potent opioid.” Read MoreThe post FDA Tells Industry to Stop Using Kratom-Derived, Opiate-Like Concentrate in D…

FDA Goes After Illegal Kratom 7-OH Supplement Sellers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent seven recent letters sent to companies selling products containing 7-hydroxymitragynine, also known as 7-OH.1, an illegal opioid.It became popular because it is found in the dangerous supplement kratom, illegal even in the country that exports it to the United States, and supplement grifters also began selling the compound in gummies, drink mixes, and shots.