Hydroxycut News Archive

Liver fears over Hydroxycut supplement
-Pharmacy News
02/01/2010 - The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has been urged to reconsider the availability of a weight loss and muscle toning supplement after the first case of it causing liver damage was reported in Australia. More>>>

Weight Loss Drug Hydroxycut Reformulated and on Shelves
-ExamHealth
09/14/2009 - Just four months after it was recalled from consumers’ shelves, the weight loss supplement Hydroxycut has been reformulated and returned to a store near you. The popular weight loss product was removed from the market because it was linked to serious liver damage and one death. More>>>

What's Really in Supplements? Regulators and Physicians Raise Alarms About Dangerous Ingredients in Many Herbal Remedies
-Wall Street Journal
09/08/2009 - When Dan Gerkey was trying to get into better shape a few years ago, he tried out a dietary supplement from a local store that promised to help build his strength. At first, the stuff worked. But after several weeks the police officer, who lives in Fraser, Mich., started feeling exhausted, and his wife noticed a yellowish tinge in his eyes. More>>>

Kanawha woman files suit against diet product maker
-The Charleston Gazette
08/12/2009 - CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Kanawha County woman has filed a lawsuit against the makers of popular weight-loss product Hydroxycut, alleging that they falsely marketed their products as safe and effective dietary supplements. More>>>

FDA Safety Information: Stop Recalls Before They Start
-TheLedger
08/05/2009 - Warnings and recalls are necessary components of any system that seeks to protect consumers and their health. Yet these actions - which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has regularly used to warn consumers after specific over-the-counter supplements caused health problems in users - are not acceptable alternatives to effective testing and regulation before such products are sold. More>>>

Health 101: Does the FDA approve weight loss supplements?
-Examiner
08/04/2009 - Within the past 12 months over 86 weight loss supplements have been flagged by the FDA as unsafe. Over 70 products tested positive for potentially harmful prescription drugs and chemicals that were not declared by their manufacturers. Fourteen Hydroxycut products were also recently recalled after the FDA reported possible liver damaging side effects. More>>>

Woman Needed New Liver After Taking Recalled Drugstore Diet Supplement
-FOX News
07/23/2009 - The Food and Drug Administration in May warned Americans to immediately stop using the over-the-counter diet drug Hydroxycut because of concerns over liver failure. More>>>

Dangerous Diet Supplements Remain On The Market
-CBS News
07/22/2009 - "Rapid Weight Loss"… "Get the Body You Want"… But at what cost? These powerful claims are being made about a popular diet supplement, but the key ingredient is known to cause liver damage. So why is it on the market? CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine has a serious warning. More>>>

Hydroxycut recalled: Southeast Texans suing for liver damage
-KFDM News
07/12/2009 - Two Southeast Texans have hired an attorney after experiencing adverse side effects when taking Hydroxycut, a popular dietary supplement that has been linked to liver problems. One death due to liver failure has been reported to the FDA. More>>>

FDA: Unregulated Supplements Pose Health Risk to Unaware Consumers
-dvids
07/06/2009 - BAGHDAD – Rows of colorfully designed jars and plastic tubs scream "Shock your muscles" and promise "Get ultra-ripped fast" or "Gain 12 pounds in 2 weeks!" At the end of the aisle, slick magazines line the shelves showcasing the newest methods to gain mass or how to push 20 percent more weight instantly when you use their new technique. More>>>

Healthy Living: Herbal, nutritional products linked to serious issues
-The Norwich Bulletin
07/01/2009 - The recent removal of Zicam and Hydroxycut products from the market highlights an important aspect of herbal medications: sometimes you don’t know what you are paying for. Zicam was a popular zinc-based flu remedy taken off the market due to reports of users losing their sense of smell, sometimes permanently. Hydroxycut weight-loss products have been linked to serious liver damage, and were removed from store shelves in May. More>>>

BFAD orders recall of risky Hydroxycut weight-loss goods
-GMANews
06/29/2009 - MANILA, Philippines – If you have Hydroxycut weight-loss products in your house, you should stop using them and demand a refund from the store where you bought them. More>>>

The recall of some Hydroxycut products points to the danger of weight-loss supplements.
-VeloNews
06/24/2009 - This past May the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved to ban the diet product Hydroxycut after receiving 23 reports of serious health problems related to the product, including one death due to liver failure. More>>>

Hydroxycut and choosing a safe weight loss supplement
-Examiner
06/19/2009 - Americans spent $1.67 billion in 2007 on weight loss supplements. Ninety percent of the market belonged to one company. Selling over 9 million units in 2008, Hydroxycut’s reign as king has come to an end. More>>>

Diet Pills Recalled on Reports of Liver Damage
-MainStreet
06/17/2009 - If you’re using dietary supplements to lose fat as you shed layers of clothes this summer, steer clear of Hydroxcut to avoid severe and potentially fatal liver damage. More>>>

Dieters warned over weight loss pills
-TheIndependent
06/15/2009 - Dieters have been warned to stop taking the best-selling weight loss supplement, Hydroxycut, after it was linked to 23 cases of serious liver damage and one death. More>>>

Popular Weight Loss Drug Recalled: What You Need To Know About Hydroxycut
-Alternative Health Journal
06/05/2009 - An increasing number of weight loss drugs and supplements are being recalled due to their link to health problems. One that received a great deal of attention recently was Hydroxycut. Hydroxycut is marketed as a fat burner and considered to be a low cost diet aid. It was recalled by the FDA due to liver injuries resulting from the drug, some leading to death. Keep reading to find out more about the health dangers of Hydroxycut! More>>>

Hydroxycut hazard: The popular bodybuilding and weight-loss supplement has been linked to liver damage, but it's uncertain how many have suffered harm.
-ThePhiladelphiaInquirer
06/01/2009 - It was a case that might have puzzled TV's acerbic Dr. House. A 33-year-old woman with dark urine and yellowish skin complained of profound fatigue when she showed up at the emergency room at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Lab tests showed she had acute liver inflammation. Joseph Lim, a liver specialist at Yale, was on the case. He noted that the woman had been taking Hydroxycut supplements for weight loss for two weeks. Several reports in the medical literature had linked Hydroxycut (which is used for both bodybuilding and weight loss) to liver damage. More>>>

Hydroxycut move shows limits of FDA
-TheCabin
05/29/2009 - The push to get Hydroxycut products off the market is the first test of legislation and federal regulations that have given the Food and Drug Administration some new regulatory powers over the herbal supplements industry. Those initiatives hold dietary supplement makers to specific manufacturing standards and require them to notify the FDA when they receive reports of serious adverse health effects suffered by consumers taking their products. More>>>

Ennis & Ennis P.A. Announces Launch of New Hydroxycut Recall Website
-OpenPress
05/28/2009 - Ennis & Ennis P.A. announces the launch of a new website to assists users of Hydroxycut products due to the voluntary recall by the manufacturer, Lovate Health Sciences, Inc. This new Hydroxycut recall website will give consumers up-to-date news and legal developments related to the recall. Also Ennis & Ennis is announcing free legal consultations to consumers of Hydroxycut products to advise them of their legal rights. More>>>

Two Hydroxycut Class Actions Filed: Suits follow recall of liver-damaging dietary supplement
-ConsumerAffairs
05/26/2009 - Two class action lawsuits have been filed in the wake of the recall of Hydroxycut, a popular weight-loss supplement that has been linked to liver damage and other life-threatening side effects. More>>>

Examaning FDA Reports
-SportsIllustrated
05/13/2009 - In 2008, according to documents obtained by Sports Illustrated through a Freedom of Information Act request, the FDA received a variety of adverse health event reports from consumers using supplements. More>>>

Hydroxycut Recall: FDA Warns Against Weight-Loss Supplement
-About.com
05/13/2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning against the use of Hydroxycut, a weight-loss supplement linked to serious liver injuries. Hydroxycut's manufacturer has recalled 14 of its products, which are marketed as fat-burners, diet aids, and energy boosters. More>>>

Hydroxycut Warning From FDA
-UKMedix
05/12/2009 - A warning has been put out by the Food & Drug Administration in America that people should not use a popular dietary supplement called Hydroxycut because of reports that it causes irreversible liver damage and even could be linked to the death of a nineteen year old boy. More>>>

Hydroxycut Cut from Market
-EmpowHer
05/09/2009 - “Natural” does not mean safe. Billions of dollars are spent every year on supplements that do not have to be proven safe or effective. Hydroxycut has been added to the list of Herbalife and others to be dangerous and even deadly. More>>>

Iovate Health Sciences U.S.A., Inc. Adds Hydroxycut-Branded Product Universal Product Codes to its Voluntary Nationwide Recall
-FDA Press Release
05/08/2009 -Iovate Health Sciences USA, Inc. of Blasdell, New York and Ontario, Canada announced today 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. These additions all involve additional packages and sizes of products previously referenced. More>>>

Unsafe and unregulated:
Hydroxycut recall shows the need for better controls on supplements
-HeraldTribune
05/08/2009 - The recall of Hydroxycut shows again why such products and their manufacturers' claims should be tested and verified by federal regulators before the supplements are marketed and sold. More>>>

Hydroxycut recalls products
-EveningObserver
05/06/2009 - As part of a manufacturer's recall, Tops Friendly Markets have removed from shelves several Hydroxycut products. The Food and Drug Administration is urging consumers to discontinue the use of Hydroxycut products as they have been associated with a number of serious liver injuries. More>>>

Concerns Over Dietary Supplements Raised
-ScienceDaily
05/06/2009 - As the FDA warns consumers to stop using Hydroxycut products, a new editorial published in the May 2009 issue of The FASEB Journal shows that this FDA warning is not unique. More>>>

FDA issued Hydroxycut product injury warning after liver injuries and one death.
-JusticeNewsFlash
05/05/2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) www.fda.gov issued a stop product use directive on May 1, 2009. All consumers are urged to stop using Hydroxycut health products which are sold and marketed to U.S. consumers as weight loss supplements. More>>>

Weight Loss Drug Recall: A popular weight loss drug has been recalled after users report major health problems. At least one person has died.
-CBS News
05/05/2009 - The popular weight loss drug Hydroxycut has been pulled from the shelves. Government health officials warn dieters using the supplement to stop after the FDA received 23 reports of liver problems including the death of a 19 year old male who used Hydroxycut. More>>>

Iovate Health Sciences U.S.A., Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Hydroxycut-Branded Products
-FDA
05/04/2009 - Iovate Health Sciences USA, Inc. of Blasdell, New York and Ontario, Canada announced today that it is voluntarily recalling Hydroxycut branded products sold in the United States. More>>>

Hydroxycut Products Being Recalled After Reports of Death
-SmartAboutHealth
05/04/2009 - A dietary supplement called Hydroxycut is being recalled because it has been linked to liver damage and death in people taking it. The drug is marketed as one comprised of all natural ingredients, but nevertheless it is causing major health problems for people. More>>>

Hydroxycut Diet Aids Recalled After Warning
-TheNewYorkTimes
05/02/2009 - Federal drug regulators warned consumers Friday to stop using the popular Hydroxycut line of weight-loss products, citing reports of a death due to liver failure and other instances of serious health problems. More>>>

Hydroxycut products recalled after one death: FDA
-Reuters
05/02/2009 - The maker of the widely sold Hydroxycut weight-loss supplements is recalling 14 products after reports of liver damage and one death, U.S. health officials said on Friday. More>>>

FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Taking Hydroxycut Products
-The Wall Street Journal
05/02/2009 - WASHINGTON -- Consumers should "immediately stop" using Hydroxycut weight-loss products amid concerns they may cause jaundice and liver failure, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. More>>>

FDA warns consumers to stop using Hydroxycut dietary supplements
-LA Times
05/02/2009 - Consumers using Hydroxycut products should immediately stop taking the dietary supplements, the Food and Drug Administration warned today after receiving reports of serious health problems related to the drugs. More>>>



If you or a loved one have been injured or suffered a loss as a result of Hydroxycut use you may be entitled to compensation. Contact the Hydroxycut Lawyers of Ennis & Ennis, P.A. today for a free case evaluation by filling out the form on this page or calling toll-free: 1-800-856-6405. Our experienced Hydroxycut Attorneys can answer any questions you may have about Hydroxycut side effects, Hydroxycut recall, or a potential Hydroxycut lawsuit.