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| The United States: FDA sends warning letters to seven companies illegally selling hangover products |
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces that it issued warning letters to seven companies whose products claim to cure, treat, mitigate, or prevent hangovers. A hangover can occur after alcohol intoxication. Alcohol intoxication, like all poisonings, causes dose-related dysfunction and damage, ranging from mild impairments to death. Alcohol intoxication causes temporary damage to brain function, causing impairments of judgment, attention, reflexes, and coordination. The products outlined in these letters, which are labeled as dietary supplements, are unapproved new drugs and have not been evaluated by the FDA to be safe and effective for their intended use.
Dietary supplements that claim to cure, treat, mitigate, or prevent hangovers could potentially harm consumers, particularly young adults, who may be led to believe that using these products, rather than drinking in moderation or not at all, can prevent or mitigate health problems caused by consuming too much alcohol. Consumers should not rely on these products as an alternative to responsibly limiting their consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Warning letters were sent to the following companies:
- Double Wood LLC (product: Dycetin)
- Ebnsol Inc. (product: PartyPal)
- Vita Heaven, LLC dba Hangover Heaven (product: Hangover Heaven Nightlife Prep Supplement)
- Happy Hour Vitamins (product: Happy Hour Vitamins (H2V))
- LES Labs (product: DeToxx for Hangovers)
- Mind, Body & Coal LLC (product: Miracoal – Ultimate Hangover Relief and Total Body Detox)
- Purple Biosciences LLC (product: Purple Tree)
Please refer to the following website in FDA for details:
http://www.fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-sends-warning-letters-seven-companies-illegally-selling-hangover-products
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products.
Ends/Thursday, Jul 30, 2020
Issued at HKT 15:00
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