Iovate intros new Hydroxycut formula
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Iovate Health Sciences introduces a new formula for its Hydroxycut line, Thermogenic Hydroxycut Advanced. The product's Web site advertises the formula as containing "all-natural antioxidants," and says the product's key ingredient, caffeine anhydrous, helps increase energy and boost metabolism. The firm withdrew 14 products from its Hydroxycut line May 1 after FDA investigated 23 reports of serious liver-related adverse events - including one death - dating to 2002 (1"The Tan Sheet" May 18, 2009). FDA confirmed that "the only ingredient left in from the original formulation is caffeine" and said it "does not have any evidence that caffeine causes liver toxicity." The firm declined to comment