Airmen urged to heed FDA warning about dietary supplement

Published Oct. 15, 2013
28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to stop using OxyElite Pro, a dietary supplement, because of suspected links to acute hepatitis.

The FDA, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Hawaii Department of Health, are investigating reports of acute non-viral hepatitis in Hawaii where 29 cases are linked to a dietary supplement.

The FDA urges consumers to stop using the product while the investigation continues. Distributed by USPlabs LLC in Dallas, Texas, the product is sold nationwide in retail stores and on the internet.

For more information about the FDA warning, visit www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm370857.htm