FDA Seizes Imported Ephedrine Materials for Use in Supplements
The Food and Drug Administration announced that at its request, on December 6, 2011, U.S. Marshals seized raw materials imported by Infinity Marketing Group, Inc. containing ephedrine alkaloids, a large family of pharmacological compounds called sympathomimetics banned by FDA since…
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2004 for use in dietary supplements. The seizure took place in Rancho Dominguez, California. FDA states that it coordinated with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Drug Enforcement Administration to identify and remove these potentially dangerous products, worth more than $70,000, from the marketplace.