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FDA oversees destruction and recall of kratom products
Thursday, February 22, 2018
  • On February 21, FDA issued a press release announcing the voluntary destruction and recall of a large volume of kratom-containing dietary supplements manufactured and distributed nationwide under the brand names Botany Bay, Enhance Your Life and Divinity

  • The manufacturer of the products, Divinity Products Distribution, has also agreed to stop selling all products containing kratom

  • As discussed previously in this blog, FDA has used its administrative detention power followed by seizure against large volumes of kratom containing dietary supplements

  • In its current press release, FDA stressed the potential dangers of kratom as having opioid-like properties and indicated that there are no FDA-approved therapeutic uses of kratom

  • FDA urged all manufacturers of kratom containing supplements to cease marketing and to submit New Dietary Ingredient Notifications to FDA for kratom prior to marketing

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