Weight loss product Synerate recalled over health risk concerns: Health Canada
Posted January 7, 2011 12:34 pm.
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OTTAWA – Health Canada said a weight loss product is being voluntarily recalled due to the risk of serious and potentially fatal adverse effects from its combination of ingredients.
Synerate, used for weight loss or body building, has caffeine and synephrine, which is similar to ephedrine.
Health Canada said there have been reports of adverse events when synephrine and/or ephedrine are used in combination with caffeine and other stimulants.
These incidents range from dizziness, tremors, headaches and irregularities in heart rate to seizures, psychosis, heart attacks and stroke.
The product is manufactured for Strive and distributed by Upper 49th, and is not authorized by Health Canada.
Synerate products were distributed by Upper 49th to retail stores earlier last year. The product may also have been distributed as part of a kit with T-shirts as well as product samples.
