Total Body Formula Recall

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration 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 products may cause severe adverse reactions, including significant hair loss, muscle cramps, diarrhea, joint pain and fatigue.
The Total Body Formula products are sold in eight-ounce and 32-ounce plastic bottles. The Total Body Mega Formula is sold in 32-ounce plastic bottles. Both products are distributed by Total Body Essential Nutrition of Atlanta. The company is the sole distributor of the products and has voluntarily recalled Total Body Formula in the flavors of Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar and Total Body Mega Formula in Orange/Tangerine flavor.

Batches of Total Body Formula contain excessive amounts of selenium.
“In excess, selenium is a toxin to humans and causes, among other things, hair loss, severe muscle cramps, motor neuron death leading in some cases to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease), nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, and endocrine disturbances including thyroid hormone and insulin regulation problems.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a warning Thursday, saying it has information on 23 people in Florida who “experienced serious reactions to these products seven to 10 days after ingestion.” The administration advised consumers not to “purchase or consume Total Body Formula” in tropical orange and peach nectar flavors, or the mega formula in the orange/tangerine flavor.

The FDA says the product has been distributed in 15 states, including Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. Andrea Turner, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Health, told The Associated Press three people in her state have suffered hair loss and diarrhea after ingesting Total Body Formula.

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