Consumer Updates - Health Fraud
Health Fraud Enforcement and Consumer Education Initiatives
- 6 Tip-offs to Rip-offs: Don't Fall for Health Fraud Scams
- Health Fraud & COVID-19: What You Need to Know (Podcast)
- Beware of Fraudulent Coronavirus Tests, Vaccines and Treatments
- Do Not Use: Black Salve is Dangerous and Called by Many Names
- Protect Your Family From Fraudulent Flu Products
- Danger: Don't Drink Miracle Mineral Solution or Similar Products
- Weight Loss, Male Enhancement and Other Products Sold Online or in Stores May Be Dangerous
- Caution: Bodybuilding Products Can Be Risky
- Can a Dietary Supplement Treat a Concussion? No!
- Products Claiming to "Cure" Cancer Are a Cruel Deception
- Mercury Poisoning Linked to Skin Products
- Some Imported Dietary Supplements and Nonprescription Drug Products May Harm You
- 'All Natural' Alternatives for Erectile Dysfunction: A Risky Proposition
- Some Bee Pollen Weight Loss Products Are a Dangerous Scam
- FDA Unit Pursues Illegal Web Pharmacies
- Beware of Illegally Sold Diabetes Treatments
- Stimulant Potentially Dangerous to Health, FDA Warns
- Beware of Fraudulent Flu Products
- Don't Be Fooled By Health Fraud Scams
- HCG Diet Products are Illegal
- FDA Warns: Beware of Bogus STD Products
- FDA Warns Marketers of Unapproved ‘Chelation’ Drugs
- Beware of Online Cancer Fraud
Dietary Supplements, Drugs, and Biologics
- Beware of Vaping Products With Unproven Health Claims
- Injectable Skin Lightening Products: What You Should Know
- A Decade of Prostate Cancer Progress
- Can a Dietary Supplement Treat a Concussion? No
- OxyElite Pro Supplements Recalled
- Teens and Steroids: A Dangerous Combo
- Dangerous Supplement Now Sold as 'WOW'
- Mercury Poisoning Linked to Skin Products
- Warning on Hydroxycut Products
- Weight-Loss Drugs and Risk of Liver Failure
- Beware of Fraudulent ‘Dietary Supplements’
- Beware of Fraudulent Weight-Loss ‘Dietary Supplements’
- Tainted Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements
- Magic Power Coffee: Potentially Dangerous—Not Magical
- More Weight Loss Products Added to Consumer Alert
- Hidden Risks of Erectile Dysfunction "Treatments" Sold Online
- “Raw Deal” Targets Illegal Steroids
- Warning on Body Building Products Marketed as Containing Steroids or Steroid-Like Substances
- Warning: Counterfeit Alli
- Hyland’s Teething Tablets: Questions and Answers
- Use Caution With Ayurvedic Products
- ‘Miracle’ Treatment Turns into Potent Bleach
- Hand Sanitizers Carry Unproven Claims to Prevent MRSA Infections
- FDA Warns About Lipodissolve Product Claims
- Bio-Identicals: Sorting Myths from Facts
- Fortify Your Knowledge About Vitamins
- FDA 101: Dietary Supplements
- FDA Warns About Stem Cell Claims
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Tobacco
Cosmetics
Veterinary
General Information
- Scam Alert: Beware of Bogus FDA Agents
- Supplement Safety is Priority
- The Possible Dangers of Buying Medicines over the Internet
- Keeping Watch Over Direct-to-Consumer Ads
- FDA 101: How to Use the Consumer Complaint System and MedWatch
- Is It Really FDA Approved?
- Ensuring the Safety of Imported Products: Q&A with David Elder
- FDA's International Posts: Improving the Safety of Imported Food and Medical Products
- FDA 101: Product Recalls - From First Alert to Effectiveness Checks
- Identifying Recalled Products
- Your Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA
- FDA Intends to Remove Unapproved Drugs from Market
- The Special Risks of Pharmacy Compounding
- Drugs.com Furthers Reach of FDA Consumer Health Information