Dietary Supplements Total Body Formula and Total Body Mega Formula Can Lead to Significant Hair Loss

Filed in archive Consumer Alert , Dietary Supplements and Vitamins on March 27, 2008

The US FDA has issued a warning to consumers involving the dietary supplements Total Body Formula and Total Body Mega Formula.

The distributor of "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula"; has voluntarily recalled the dietary supplement products after 23 individuals suffered "serious reactions" within seven to 10 days of ingesting the liquid supplements, the FDA said in a news release.

The FDA is advising consumers not to purchase or consume Total Body Formula in the flavors of Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar, or Total Body Mega Formula in the Orange/Tangerine flavor. The liquid dietary supplement may cause severe adverse reactions, including significant hair loss, muscle cramps, diarrhea, joint pain and fatigue, the FDA said.

Total Body Formula (sold in eight-ounce and 32-ounce plastic bottles) and Total Body Mega Formula (sold only in 32-ounce plastic bottles) are both distributed by Total Body Essential Nutrition of Atlanta -

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