Tejocote weight-loss supplements sold through online through Amazon or Etsy could contain a highly toxic substance, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning. FDA tests revealed that capsules ...

DENVER — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning against the use of weight loss supplements labeled as tejocote root after they were found to be tainted with a toxic plant. According to ...

The CDC says it could not detect any tejocote in 10 tests of weight-loss drugs, but nine of them were positive for a toxic ingredient. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that DNA ...

FDA tests revealed that capsules labeled as tejocote instead contained yellow oleander, a poisonous plant native to Mexico and Central America. Photo courtesy of FDA I was in the packed hall at Davos ...