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O.P.M.S. Kratom Applauds FDA’s Action on 7-OH Products
Optimized Plant Mediated Solutions, O.P.M.S., Kratom industry leader since 2010, applauds the U.S. Food and Drug ...
Beware: Synthetic kratom — 7-OH — is powering a new opioid crisis
Dangerous products are marketed as “kratom extract” or “enhanced kratom” and often disguised as candies, gummies and even ice ...
The FDA Is Sounding The Alarm On 7-OH Kratom Products. Here’s Why.
7-OH occurs naturally at low levels in the kratom plant, but the FDA is most concerned with products that contain 7-OH in ...
Federal officials push to restrict kratom-derived opioid 7-OH
Federal officials promised on Tuesday to crack down on a potent semisynthetic opioid found in gas store gummies, drinks and ...
American Kratom Association Issues Policy Advisory to State Attorneys General Urging Immediate Crackdown on Dangerous 7-OH Products
While several states have enacted the KCPA, products that exceed safe 7-OH thresholds — or contain synthetically derived 7-OH ...
Food Safety News6d
The FDA recommends scheduling kratom’s 7-OH under the Controlled Substances Act
Gas station heroin” took another hit on Wednesday as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s FDA recommended a scheduling action ...
Phoenix New Times5d
FDA recommends ban of potent 7-OH kratom variant
The synthetic variant is legal and has opioid-like effects. One official called it “a recipe for a public safety disaster.” ...
Big Kratom Caught Paying Fake Protesters to Smear 7-OH Outside Las Vegas Trade Show
This week, hired actors were spotted protesting 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) outside the CHAMPS Trade Show in Las Vegas in a ...
State Rep calls 7-OH in kratom products the ‘Wild Wild West’ as FDA asks for ban
The Food and Drug Administration wants to ban an opioid-like substance sold in gas stations and convenience stores.
ConsumerAffairs6d
Advocates slam HHS over proposed ban of Kratom-derived compound 7-OH
HHS moves to schedule 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) despite no confirmed deaths linked to the compound Critics say the decision ...
NewsNation on MSN5d
7-OH in kratom products the ‘Wild Wild West’ as FDA seeks ban: Lawmaker
"Let's not allow another wave of the opioid epidemic to catch us blindsided again," said the FDA Commissioner.
Opinion
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution1dOpinion
FDA’s synthetic 7-OH crackdown is an attack on deception not against kratom
Kratom is a natural plant. Some companies sell synthetic high-potency products under the label of kratom, but the federal government is cracking down on deceptive practices.