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The agency issued a new clarification about dietary supplements containing pure or highly concentrated caffeine in powder or liquid forms. These products are considered unlawful when sold in bulk quantities directly to consumers. “Despite multiple actions against these products in the past, we’ve seen a continued trend of products containing highly concentrated or pure caffeine being marketed directly to consumers as dietary supplements and sold in bulk quantities…The amounts used can too easily become deceptively high because of the super-concentrated forms and bulk packaging in which the caffeine is being sold,” said Scott Gottlieb, M.D., FDA commissioner. “We’re making clear for industry that these highly concentrated forms of caffeine that are being sold in bulk packages are generally illegal under current law. We’ll act to remove these dangerous bulk products from the market.”The amount of caffeine in these products is equivalent to about 20 to 28 cups of coffee, a potentially toxic dose of caffeine. In fact, less than two tablespoons of some formulations of powdered, pure caffeine can be deadly to most adults, while even smaller amounts can be life-threatening to children. @ https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm604485.htm?utm_campaign=04132018_PR_Concentrated%20Caffeine&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

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Whole Foods Market recalled Explorateur French Triple Crème cheese from nine stores located in New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Illinois, Connecticut and New Jersey. The cheese has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The cheeses were recalled after one of the distributors notified Whole Foods that the cheese might have been contaminated during production. The cheese in question is sold in stores using three different names (Explorateur, Explorateur French Triple Crème Cheese, and Explorateur Triple Crème French Cheese). The products were sold pre-cut and packaged in clear plastic wrap, or sold in a single 8-ounce serving with clear Whole Foods’ market branding. @ https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm604172.htm

According to the CDC (@ https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/kratom-02-18/index.html), since our Report on April 4th, 2018 (http://ask-bioexpert.com/all/salmonella-kratom-causes-fda-orders-mandatory-recall/ ) the number of illnesses has increased from 87 to 132 and three states were added to the list.