Manufactures and retailers of Ephedra supplements have begun to scale back or abandon sales of products containing the herb, because of the rising costs of liability insurance and the threat of a possible government crackdown on Ephedra. The moves follow several months of bad publicity.
Growing concerns over the safety of Ephedra prompted, In June, the […]

BIRMINGHAM, AL — A jury Tuesday ordered Metabolife International to pay $4.1 million to four users of Metabolife 356, a popular over-the-counter appetite suppressant, who experienced health problems. The jury said the company should have warned customers that Metabolife 356 pills contained Ephedra, an herb that increases blood pressure and has been blamed for […]

WASHINGTON — Metabolife International, leading seller of the dietary supplement Ephedra, Tuesday gave the Justice Department 1,400 additional records of customer complaints, including 14 that mention serious side effects. The Justice Department is investigating into whether the company had lied about ephedra’s safety. Metabolife had previously turned over 14,700 customer health complaints to the Justice […]