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Examples of FDA Press Announcements that cite health fraud* - related violations. For all FDA Press Announcements, click here.

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2013

Date Issued	Press Announcement
02/14/2013	U.S. Marshals seize drug products distributed by a Florida company
02/08/2013	Court shuts down U.S. operations of California drug, dietary supplement manufacturer

2012

Date Issued	Press Announcement
11/20/2012	Federal judge approves consent decree with Minnesota drug and dietary supplement company
11/05/2012	FDA warns Tennessee company that online product claims violate federal law
10/25/2012	Federal judge grants permanent injunction against Oregon herb and supplement manufacturer
10/04/2012	FDA takes action against thousands of illegal Internet pharmacies
09/28/2012	FDA campaign aims to protect consumers from the risks of fake online pharmacies
09/18/2012	FDA issues safety alert on Intestinomicina, drug product marketed as treatment for infectious diarrhea
09/06/2012	FDA issues warning letters to dietary supplement firms in Colorado and Texas for promoting unapproved products as drugs
08/21/2012	FDA issues new safety alert on Reumofan Plus and Reumofan Plus Premium
06/01/2012	FDA issues alert on Reumofan Plus
05/29/2012	FDA warns consumers about counterfeit version of Teva's Adderall
04/27/2012	FDA challenges marketing of DMAA products for lack of safety evidence
03/29/2012	FDA: U.S. Marshals seize unapproved and misbranded drug products at Missouri distributor
03/06/2012	FDA issues warning letter to makers of AeroShot "caffeine inhaler"
02/22/2012	Healthy People Co. is Expanding its Voluntary Recall Initiated on February 02, 2012 to Include Dietary Products Bought on or Before October 25, 2011

2011

Date Issued	Press Announcement
12/06/2011	FDA: U.S. Marshals seize products containing banned ephedrine for dietary supplements
12/06/2011	FDA, FTC act to remove "homeopathic" HCG weight loss products from the market
12/01/2011	FDA: U.S. Marshals seize dietary supplements, drugs manufactured by Syntec Inc.
11/23/2011	FDA takes enforcement action against Pennsylvania dietary supplement maker
09/29/2011	FDA participates in global efforts to protect consumers and patients from unsafe drugs on the internet
09/14/2011	FDA: Minnesota companies agree to halt sale of amino-acid products with unapproved claims
07/05/2011	FDA issues anti-smuggling strategy and draft guidance on new dietary ingredients
06/30/2011	FDA: New York dietary supplement manufacturer enters into consent decree
06/07/2011	FDA: DDS probiotic products seized
06/03/2011	FDA seizes elderberry juice concentrate at Kansas company
05/25/2011	FDA takes action against illegal marketing of tobacco products
05/13/2011	FDA: Don't buy drugs marketed as antimicrobial dietary supplements
05/13/2011	FDA: No compre medicamentos comercializados como suplementos nutricionales antimicrobianos
05/13/2011	FDA warns about counterfeit ExtenZe dietary supplements
05/13/2011	FDA, FTC act to remove fradulent STD products from the market
04/20/2011	FDA warns companies to stop making MRSA claims for over-the-counter products
03/28/2011	FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Using Soladek Vitamin Solution
03/02/2011	FDA prompts removal of unapproved drugs from market

2010

Date Issued	Press Announcement
12/30/2010	FDA warns consumers not to use Fruta Planta weight loss products
12/30/2010	La FDA advierte a los consumidores a no consumir los productos para perder peso Fruta Planta
12/15/2010	FDA: Tainted products marketed as dietary supplements potentially dangerous
12/15/2010	FDA warns consumers to avoid Man Up Now capsules
11/19/2010	FDA warns consumers not to use Vigor-25
10/23/2010	FDA Issues Consumer Safety Alert: Hyland’s Teething Tablets may pose a risk to children
10/14/2010	FDA participates in ‘International Internet Week of Action’
10/14/2010	FDA issues warnings to marketers of unapproved ‘chelation’ products
10/13/2010	Government takes action against Montana drug manufacturer
10/08/2010	FDA: Potentially harmful stimulant found in Slimming Beauty capsules
10/08/2010	FDA: Hallazgo de un estimulante potencialmente dañino en las cápsulas adelgazantes Slimming Beauty
10/08/2010	Abbott Laboratories agrees to withdraw its obesity drug Meridia
09/28/2010	FDA warns three companies to stop making unproven claims on mouth rinses
09/15/2010	Forest Pharmaceuticals agrees to guilty plea for violating FDA laws
08/25/2010	FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid TimeOut Capsules
07/30/2010	FDA Warns Consumers of Serious Harm from Drinking Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS)
07/27/2010	Federal Agents Seize FastSize Extenders and FastSize EQM Erectile Quality Monitors
07/12/2010	New Jersey Woman Sentenced for Committing Insurance Fraud and Selling Prescription Fertility Drugs via the Internet
07/09/2010	Federal Agents Seize Bee-Shield Hand Sanitizer from Puerto Rican Company
07/09/2010	Spanish: Federal Agents Seize Bee-Shield Hand Sanitizer from Puerto Rican Company
07/08/2010	FDA Public Health Alert: Que She Weight Loss Capsules Contain Potentially Harmful Ingredients
07/08/2010	Chinese: FDA Public Health Alert: Que She Weight Loss Capsules Contain Potentially Harmful Ingredients
07/01/2010	Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to Over 4 Years for Health Care Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft and Conspiracy to Misbrand Drugs
06/21/2010	FDA Marks First Anniversary of Tobacco Control Act
06/19/2010	FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid Magic Power Coffee
06/17/2010	FDA Warns About Fraudulent Tamiflu
06/10/2010	FDA Seizes More Than $32,000 Worth of Bulk Honey from Philadelphia Distribution Center
05/21/2010	Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, LLC Pleads Guilty to Illegal Promotion of Topamax and is Sentenced to Criminal Fine of $6.14 Million
05/11/2010	FDA: ‘Bad Ad Program’ to Help Health Care Providers Detect, Report Misleading Drug Ads
05/01/2010	FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid Vita Breath Dietary Supplement
04/20/2010	Federal Prisoner Serving Time for Health Care Fraud Charged with Distributing Misbranded Drugs that were Labeled as "All-Natural" Sexual Enhancement
04/15/2010	FDA Issues Warning Letters for Drugs Promoted in Fat Elimination Procedure
04/05/2010	Federal Government Seizes Dozens of Misbranded Drug Products
03/25/2010	Two Arrested for Illegally Trafficking Counterfeit Weight Loss Medication
03/03/2010	FDA Calls on Food Companies to Correct Labeling Violations; FDA Commissioner Issues an Open Letter to the Industry
03/02/2010	U.S. Attorney News Release: Boca Raton Man Sentenced for Nutritional Supplement Scam
01/18/2010	FDA Warns Consumers about Counterfeit Alli

2009

Date Issued	Press Announcement
11/19/2009	FDA Issues 22 Warning Letters to Web site Operators
11/06/2009	FDA Warns Companies against Marketing Illegal Flavored Cigarettes
11/05/2009	FDA Warns Consumers on Sexual Enhancement Products
10/30/2009	U.S. Attorney News Release: Boca Raton Man Convicted in Nutritional Supplement Scam
10/19/2009	FDA, FTC Issue Joint Warning Letter to Web Site Offering Fraudulent H1N1 Flu Supplements
10/15/2009	FDA Warns of Unapproved and Illegal H1N1 Drug Products Purchased Over the Internet
09/02/2009	U.S. Attorney News Release: Justice Department Announces Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in its History
08/20/2009	FDA Issues Warning Letters to Marketers of Topical Ibuprofen Drug Products
08/11/2009	U.S. Attorney News Release: Albany Plastic Surgery Group Pleads Guilty in Connection With Use of Unlicensed “Botox” Substitute on Unsuspecting Patients
08/01/2009	U.S. Marshals Seize Skin Sanitizer, Protectant Products Made by Clarcon Biological Chemical Laboratory Inc.
07/28/2009	FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Body Building Products Marketed as Containing Steroids or Steroid-Like Substances
07/28/2009	La FDA advierte a los consumidores que no consuman productos para fisicoculturismo comercializados como productos que contienen esteroides o sustancias similares a los esteroides
07/27/2009	U.S. Attorney News Release: Massachusetts Resident Sentenced for Nationwide Internet Prescription Drug Scheme
07/02/2009	U.S. Attorney News Release: Michigan Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Marketing Dietary Supplements
06/29/2009	U.S. Attorney News Release: Ringleader Sentenced to Nine Years In Federal Prison For Allergy Testing Health Care Fraud Scheme That Bilked Insurance Companies and Deceived Thousands of Patients
06/26/2009	U.S. Attorney News Release: Scottsdale Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Federal Charges Related to Marketing of Sexual Enhancement Drug
06/15/2009	FDA Warns Web Sites against Marketing Fraudulent H1N1 Flu Virus Claims
05/11/2009	Dietary Supplements Worth $1.3 Million Condemned and Forfeited to the United States Under Consent Decree
05/01/2009	FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Using Hydroxycut Products
05/01/2009	FDA, FTC Warn Public of Fraudulent 2009 H1N1 Influenza Products
01/27/2009	FDA Warns Consumers Against Dietary Supplement Containing Undeclared Drug

2008

Date Issued	Press Announcement
12/22/2008	FDA Expands Warning to Consumers About Tainted Weight Loss Pills
11/12/2008	FDA Warns Public of Extortion Scam by FDA Impersonators
07/24/2008	Federal Authorities Seize Xiadafil VIP Tablets After Company Refuses to Recall Product
06/17/2008	FDA Warns Individuals and Firms to Stop Selling Fake Cancer 'Cures'
05/27/2008	FDA Requests Recall of Xiadafil VIP Tabs
05/23/2008	FDA Warns Consumers Against Using Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream
05/01/2008	FDA Completes Final Analysis of "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula" Products
04/09/2008	Federal Authorities Seize More Than $100,000 of Unapproved Drugs Marketed as "Natural Supplements"
04/09/2008	FDA Finds Hazardous Levels of Selenium in Samples of "Total Body Formula" and"Total Body Mega Formula"
04/04/2008	Federal Agents Seize Nearly $1.3 Million of Illegal Dietary Supplements
03/27/2008	FDA Warns Consumers about "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula"
03/25/2008	FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use "Blue Steel" and "Hero" Products
03/06/2008	FDA Warns Companies Importing and Marketing Drugs Over the Internet that Fraudulently Claim to Prevent and Treat STDs
02/22/2008	FDA Announces Permanent Injunction against Food Companies, Executives

2007

Date Issued	Press Announcements
12/28/2007	FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Super Shangai, Strong Testis, Shangai Ultra, Shangai Ultra X, Lady Shangai, and Shangai Regular (also known as Shangai Chaojimengnan)
12/28/2007	FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Super Shangai, Strong Testis, Shangai Ultra, Shangai Ultra X, Lady Shangai, and Shangai Regular (Spanish)
12/19/2007	FDA Investigation Leads to Prison Sentence for Woman Who Claimed to Cure 'Lou Gehrig's Disease'
11/16/2007	Approximately $2 Million of Potentially Harmful "Cosmetic" Eye Product Seized
11/02/2007	FDA Requests Recall of 'True Man Sexual Energy,' 'Energy Max' Dietary Supplements
11/01/2007	More than $300,000 of Drugs and Dietary Supplements Seized
11/01/2007	FDA Says Consumers Continue to Buy Risky Drugs Online
10/12/2007	Approximately $71,000 of Dietary Supplements Seized at FDA Request
09/25/2007	FDA Issues Warning Letter to Melanocorp, Inc. For Illegal Sale of Melanotan II
08/09/2007	FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid Red Yeast Rice Products Promoted on Internet as Treatments for High Cholesterol Products found to contain unauthorized drug
07/02/2007	FDA Finds Consumers Continue to Buy Potentially Risky Drugs Over the Internet
06/22/2007	FDA Issues Dietary Supplements Final Rule
06/01/2007	FDA Advises Consumers to Avoid Toothpaste From China Containing Harmful Chemical
05/25/2007	FDA Takes Action to Stop Marketing of Unapproved Timed-Release Guaifenesin Drug Products
05/10/2007	FDA Announces Results of Investigation Into Illegal Promotion of OxyContin by The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.
05/10/2007	FDA Issues Health Risk Alert for 'True Man' and 'Energy Max' Products
05/01/2007	FDA Warns Consumers about Counterfeit Drugs from Multiple Internet Sellers
03/24/2007	FDA Warns Again About Arsenic in Mineral Water
02/16/2007	FDA Alerts Consumers to Unsafe, Misrepresented Drugs Purchased Over the Internet

*The FDA defines health fraud as the deceptive promotion, advertising, distribution, or sale of a product represented as being effective to prevent, diagnose, treat, cure or lessen an illness or condition, or provide another beneficial effect on health, but that has not been scientifically proven safe and effective for such purposes.