On May 1, 2009, the FDA issued a recall of 14 different types of Hydroxycut products made by Iovate Medical Sciences. All these products were promoted as helps for weight reduction, fat burners, energy enhancers, and minimal cost diet products in grocery stores, drug stores, and discount stores all over the United States And in 70 other nations. This Hydroxycut recall was based on reports turned into the FDA concerning major liver problems as well as a death that have been associated with the drugs.

Some internet sites will tell you that the Hydroxycut recall was fully voluntary on the part of Iovate; however, keep in mind the the FDA was instrumental in making it happen. Many reports of issues related to diet drugs are never passed along to the FDA, because the agency isn’t set up to watch products like these which technically are not medicines. However, when enough reports of health issues filter into the organization, they do take notice and proceed to deal with it. In fact, public health is their first concern.

Reports of 23 cases of severe liver damage and 1 death, all related to Hydroxycut, were sufficient to get the FDA interested. Unfortunately, it needs a few years for enough cases to reach the agency in order for it to act. The one death they looked into was of a teen-aged boy back in 2007. The Hydroxycut recall didn’t happen until 2009, however, which allowed for time for the FDA to research the problem and react. In the meantime , it’s hard telling how many extra health problems resulted from people continuing to use the diet supplement.

All of this information might cause you to wonder if the system is set up the way it should be. Should the FDA policies be modified so that they have more control of the diet product industry? Is it right for the corporations that make these products to be allowed to advertise that their diet drugs are safe and made only of natural ingredients? This kind of so-so advertising lulls the public into a false sense of complacency. The general public believe that if a product is sitting on store shelves and available for widespread public use, it must have been tested and proved safe. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case.

The Hydroxycut recall brought the difficulty into public focus, but if there’s a problem with the product, should not the company making the drug be held in charge of safety issues? If the folks be subjected to a barrage of products which will basically be unsafe to their health? Of course, prescription medications, and even many kinds of over-the-counter drugs, are required to pass tough perusal by the FDA. Why then are other products which are equally-capable of damaging someone’s health being permitted on the market without these safeguards in place?

Apparently you can put any kind of preparation into a glossy carton and call it a diet supplement. Everyone knows this is true, because we have all seen hundreds of products that have been hailed as helping folk to shed pounds which basically do not work at all. The diet drug industry is booming to the tune of billions of dollars every year, and people are risking their health taking uncontrolled chemicals. The recent Hydroxycut recall has brought this fact to the public attention like never before making people realize that changes need to made in the system. If you or a loved one has suffered the ill effects that accompany Hydroxycut it may be time to investigate putting a Hydroxycut Recall Lawyer on retainer.