News

The FDA Is Sounding The Alarm On 7-OH Kratom Products. Here’s Why.
7-OH occurs naturally at low levels in the kratom plant, but the FDA is most concerned with products that contain 7-OH in ...
American Kratom Association Issues Policy Advisory to State Attorneys General Urging Immediate Crackdown on Dangerous 7-OH Products
While several states have enacted the KCPA, products that exceed safe 7-OH thresholds — or contain synthetically derived 7-OH ...
Federal officials push to restrict kratom-derived opioid 7-OH
Federal officials promised on Tuesday to crack down on a potent semisynthetic opioid found in gas store gummies, drinks and ...
State Rep calls 7-OH in kratom products the ‘Wild Wild West’ as FDA asks for ban
The Food and Drug Administration wants to ban an opioid-like substance sold in gas stations and convenience stores.
Botanic Tonics Applauds FDA Action on 7-OH Products, Refutes Misleading Media Coverage Conflating Natural Leaf Kratom with Synthetic Concentrates
As FDA Commissioner Makary stated, the agency is “not focused on natural kratom leaf products,” which contain only “trace ...
Beware: Synthetic kratom — 7-OH — is powering a new opioid crisis
Dangerous products are marketed as “kratom extract” or “enhanced kratom” and often disguised as candies, gummies and even ice ...
ConsumerAffairs6d
Advocates slam HHS over proposed ban of Kratom-derived compound 7-OH
HHS moves to schedule 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) despite no confirmed deaths linked to the compound Critics say the decision ...
Phoenix New Times5d
FDA recommends ban of potent 7-OH kratom variant
The synthetic variant is legal and has opioid-like effects. One official called it “a recipe for a public safety disaster.” ...
Food Safety News6d
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 ...
STAT7d
Trump administration moves to ban concentrated 7-OH, kratom-related synthetic
The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to add 7-OH, a psychoactive compound derived from the kratom plant, to the schedule ...
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 ...
Opinion
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution1dOpinion
FDA’s synthetic 7-OH crackdown is an attack on deception not against kratom
Kratom is a natural plant. Some companies sell synthetic high-potency products under the label of kratom, but the federal government is cracking down on deceptive practices.