News

'Industry turf war' or 'public health crisis'? Federal push to regulate kratom fuels debate in California.
Makers of the controversial herbal supplements, while amenable to regulations, have been plagued by infighting.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary: Starting Process To Schedule "7-Hydroxymitragynine" Kratom Extract As Dangerous, Illegal Opioid
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that the federal government is beginning to process to ...
Global Kratom Coalition Applauds HHS Crackdown on Dangerous Synthetic Kratom Derivatives
The announcement, made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr.
Kratom being used by millions in US despite lack of FDA approval and raising safety concerns
It's since become popular in the United States. Haddow, with the American Kratom Association, said more than 24 million ...
Food Safety News2d
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 ...
Kratom user, family affected by it speak out about state law banning its use
Kratom users say the drug helps manage their chronic pain. A Louisiana law banning kratom will force them back to opioids, ...
Kennedy Announces Plan to Restrict Some Kratom Products
Federal officials said a psychoactive ingredient in kratom had been refined and added to supplements that could quickly ...
FDA moves to restrict 7-hydroxymitragynine, an opioid-like kratom compound now available over the counter
In effort to slow the opioid crisis, federal regulators plan to restrict a kratom compound available in smoke shops over the counter in Spokane and across the country. The Food and Drug Administration ...
Why the FDA wants to restrict kratom-related products
The FDA announced that it is urging the Drug Enforcement Agency to "classify 7-OH as a Schedule 1 substance, placing it on a ...
FDA pushes to restrict synthetic opioid derived from kratom leaf
The United States Food and Drug Administration pushed today to restrict a synthetic opioid found in tablets, gummies, and ...
US health officials warn about synthetic kratom as mother speaks out following son’s overdose
U.S. health officials warn about the dangers of synthetic kratom in common products as one central Ohio mother turns her ...
US health officials crack down on kratom-related products after complaints from supplement industry
U.S. health officials are cracking down on an opioid-related ingredient being added to drinks, supplements and other products ...