![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/warning-weight-loss-supplement-may-have-deadly-toxin-as-tot-poisoned-by-mums-diet-pills/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_Close-up-red-orange-fruits-of-possibly-Mexican-Hawthorn-Crataegus-mexicana-common-names-tejocote.jpg&description=Researchers in New Jersey began looking into Tejocote root dietary supplements after the early September incident where the 23-month-old child 'had consumed Eva Nutrition Mexican Tejocote Root and developed nausea and vomiting' A toddler poisoned after eating their mother's dietary pills she purchased online prompted US officials to investigate the weight loss supplement, finding that misleading labels were resulting in possible exposure to a dangerous toxin. Researchers in New Jersey began looking into Tejocote root dietary supplements after the early September incident where the 23-month-old child "had consumed Eva Nutrition Mexican Tejocote Root and developed nausea and vomiting," according to the study published this week in theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention'sMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The small child was experiencing "age-specific bradycardia and was hypotensive," evidence of cardiac glycoside toxicity and eventually needed a dose ofdigoxin-specific antibody fragments to have its blood pressure brought back to a normal level, the study reads. For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US In the US, dietary supplements are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with regulations mandating that all ingredients used in dietary supplements be tested in hopes of weeding out possible contaminants. "Despite these regulations, misbranded dietary supplememnts are frequently found to contain potentially dangerous substances," the study adds, noting that Tejocote root has been heavily promoted online through social media. Researchers with theNew Jersey Poison Information and Education System (NJPIES) rushed to assess the situation, purchasing 10 products labelled as tejocote and marketed as weightloss during December 2022. "These readily available dietary supplements, upon testing, appeared to be mislabeled. Instead, they contained a toxic substance of concern to both clinicians and public hea){kind=link}
Researchers in New Jersey began looking into Tejocote root dietary supplements after the early September incident where the 23-month-old child ‘had consumed Eva Nutrition Mexican Tejocote Root and developed nausea and vomiting’
A toddler poisoned after eating their mother’s dietary pills she purchased online prompted US officials to investigate the weight loss supplement, finding that misleading labels were resulting in possible exposure to a dangerous toxin.
Researchers in New Jersey began looking into Tejocote root dietary supplements after the early September incident where the 23-month-old child “had consumed Eva Nutrition Mexican Tejocote Root and developed nausea and vomiting,” according to the study published this week in theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention’sMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
The small child was experiencing “age-specific bradycardia and was hypotensive,” evidence of cardiac glycoside toxicity and eventually needed a dose ofdigoxin-specific antibody fragments to have its blood pressure brought back to a normal level, the study reads.