What happened
Original notice title
Predator Nutrition MARCS-CMS 607136, October 23, 2020
From the archived source record
Based on our review, these products are unapproved new drugs sold in violation of section 505(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), 21 U.S.C. § 355(a). Furthermore, these products are misbranded drugs under section 502 of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 352. We request that you take immediate action to cease the sale of such unapproved and unauthorized products for the mitigation, prevention, treatment, diagnosis, or cure of COVID-19. Some examples of the claims on your websites that establish the intended use of your products, based on statements about the purported effects of their ingredients, and misleadingly represent them as safe and/or effective for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19 include: From your article titled, “SUPPLEMENTS FOR IMMUNE SUPPORT - CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) 2020” at www.predatornutrition.com/articlesdetail?cid=supplements-for-immune-support: o “Natural Ingredients Used in Treating Covid-19. Doubtless, over time we will learn more about what works best for treating Covid-19 but for now, with widespread adoption in numerous countries of a combined pharmaceutical and nutraceutical approach, we think it best to focus on prevention and investing your efforts on those products with the strongest evidence base.” o “Berberine is a natural ingredient which has shown... broad antimicrobial action against viruses...” o “Oxymatrine – Antiviral. . .” o “Ecklonia Cava – Anti-Coronavirus and Antimicrobial Activity” o “Salidroside – Antiviral Properties. . . Which ingredients have ANTI-VIRAL PROPERTIES?. . .” [from a March 24, 2020 post to your Facebook page at www.facebook.com/prednutrition, which directs consumers to your article titled, “SUPPLEMENTS FOR IMMUNE SUPPORT - CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) 2020” at www.predatornutrition.com/articlesdetail?cid=supplements-for-immune-support, where you make statements about the purported effects of the ingredients in your products.] You should take immediate action to correct the violations cited in this letter.
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- Historical warning letter; closeout not established by annual index
- Source checked
- Jul 16, 2026
- Record revision
- 42b60d2079a5
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