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Dietary Supplement Statements Issued from 1993 to 2000 Illnesses and Injuries Associated With the Use of Selected Dietary Supplements 1993 FDA Warns Against Consuming the Arise & Shine Product "CHOMPER" (HHS News, May 16, 1997) FDA Warns Against Drug Promotion of "Herbal Fen-Phen" (FDA Talk Paper, November 6, 1997) FDA Warns Consumers Against Dietary Supplement Products That May Contain Digitalis Mislabeled as "Plaintain" (HHS News, June 12, 1997; Updated Again July 2, 1997 / Additional firms listed) FDA Warns Consumers Against Taking Dietary Supplement "Sleeping Buddha" (FDA Statement, March 10, 1998) Impurities Confirmed in 5-Hydroxy-L-Tryptophan (5HTP) (FDA Talk Paper, September 1, 1998) FDA Warns About Products Containing Gamma Butyrolactone or GBL and Asks Companies to Issue a Recall (FDA Talk Paper, January 21, 1999) Article on Herbal Products: Dangerous Combinations May 10, 2000 Current Warnings and Safety Information