Total Body Formula (Tropical Orange flavour and Peach Nectar flavour)
Total Body Mega Formula (Orange/Tangerine flavour)

Foreign Product Alert
2008-85
May 30, 2008
For immediate release

Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the products specified below due to concerns about possible side-effects. More info

Date of alert: May 05, 2008
Source of Alert: US Food and Drug Administration
Product Names: Total Body Formula (Tropical Orange flavour and Peach Nectar flavour)
Total Body Mega Formula (Orange/Tangerine flavour)
Manufacturer / Place of Origin: Total Body Essential Nutrition/Atlanta, GA

Product Description
Total Body Formula is sold in eight-ounce and 32-ounce plastic bottles.

Total Body Mega Formula is sold in 32-ounce plastic bottles.
The affected flavours of Total Body Formula are Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar, and the affected flavour of Total Body Mega Formula is Orange/Tangerine. Both products are marketed as dietary supplements.

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Reason for Warning
Selenium and chromium are minerals essential to the human body at low doses, but can be toxic when consumed in high doses.

Possible Side-Effects
Possible side effects of consuming excessive amounts of selenium include significant hair loss, muscle cramps, diarrhoea, joint pain, deformed fingernails, and fatigue.

Possible side effects of consuming excessive amounts of chromium include kidney failure, liver dysfunction, and rhabdomyolysis (rapid breakdown of muscle tissue).

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Media Inquiries:
Health Canada
(613) 957-2983

For more details on these Foreign Product Alerts, please visit the Health Canada Web site.

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These products are not authorized for sale in Canada and have not been found in the Canadian marketplace, but it is possible they may have been brought into the country by travellers or purchased over the Internet.

Canadians who have this product are advised not to use it, and should consult with a health care professional if they have concerns about their health related to the use of this product.

Drugs and natural health products that are authorized for sale in Canada will have either an eight-digit Drug Identification Number (DIN), a Natural Product Number (NPN) or a Homeopathic Medicine Number (DIN-HM) on the label. These numbers indicate that the products have been assessed by Health Canada for safety, effectiveness and quality.

Health Canada advises Canadians to contact the Health Products and Food Branch Inspectorate at 1-800-267-9675 if they find any of the products listed above in the Canadian marketplace.

For more information about the information contained in this advisory, please contact Health Canada's public inquiries line at (613) 957-2991 or toll-free at 1-866-225-0709.

As of the date of this posting, no adverse reactions suspected to be associated with the use of this product have been reported in Canada.