The Food and Drug Administration is extending a memory of supplements of 24 products after two more were found to contain a dangerous and potentially fatal toxin.
On December 3, the FDA added New Me and VidaSlim their list of recalled products containing yellow balad — a toxin that can cause serious or even fatal neurological, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular effects.
The withdrawal began at the beginning of the year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report of various products that replaced tejocote root or Brazil seed with toxic yellow baladre.
Yellow gorse is “a poisonous plant native to Mexico and Central America and a toxic substance of concern to public health officials,” the FDA said.
The CDC report prompted the FDA to open an investigation into the dietary supplements included in the report. The agency found several products containing the toxin.
While the agency compiled a list of the recalled products, warns that other products labeled as tejocote root, such as Crataegus maxicana, Raiz de Tejocte and Mexican hawthorn, may also contain yellow baladre.
The FDA has received several incident reports related to the recall, including one serious event.
The FDA suggests that customers stop taking these products and dispose of them.
If you have taken any of the recalled products, the FDA suggests contacting a healthcare provider immediately, even if they have not been taken recently.