Agency for Food and Drug Administration USA (FDA) issued a warning to consumers to avoid vitamin B supplements are sold Healthy Life Chemistry by Purity First because it contains anabolic steroids are dangerous.
The FDA said the B-50 supplements are positive for methasterone and dimethazine, two types of steroids are sometimes used illegally by bodybuilders. Both steroids are also not listed in the supplement packaging.
The agency has also received 29 reports of adverse events related to the supplement products, such as fatigue, muscle cramps and aches. Some cases even require a doctor's care, although there are no reports of deaths or liver damage.
B vitamin supplements dangerous it is produced by Mira Health Products in Farmingdale, New York, and sold in drug stores as well as online. The company also refused to order the FDA to voluntarily withdraw the product.
The content of steroids in this vitamin supplements can cause side effects unusual hair growth and menstrual disorders in women, and impotence and impaired testosterone in men.
