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Warning
2010-15
January 29, 2010
For immediate release

OTTAWA - Health Canada is advising consumers not to use any unauthorized health products sold under the brand names Natural Choice Vitamin B-17, Natural Choice Kava Kava and Natural Choice Lithium Orotate. These unauthorized health products have a similar identifying image on their label (below). Consumers should note that the above-mentioned products may also be available under the brand names Life Choice, Doctor's Choice, Your Choice and Healthy Choice as these products have been marketed under a variety of brand names.

Health Canada previously issued a Public Warning on two other Life Choice products, Life Choice Ephedrine 30mg and Life Choice Kava Kava, on August 21, 2008, and an Advisory on twenty-two unapproved products under these brand names on September 3, 2008.

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The unauthorized Natural Choice Vitamin B-17, according to what is listed on the product label, contains amygdalin which is a compound derived from bitter apricot kernels that has the potential to release cyanide when ingested by humans. Small amounts of cyanide are detoxified by the human body but low to moderate amounts ingested chronically can lead to serious adverse health consequences and high doses can be lethal.

The unauthorized Natural Choice Kava Kava, according to what is listed on the product label, contains kava lactones. Health Canada and several foreign regulatory agencies have received reports associating the use of kava with serious liver dysfunction. As such, Kava is on the Restricted Substances list in the Natural Health Products Compliance Guide (Health Canada 2007a).

The unauthorized Natural Choice Lithium Orotate is being sold without a prescription although ingredients listed on the product label would require the product to be sold to patients by prescription. There are risks with taking these drugs without supervision by a health care practitioner. You may be misdiagnosed, the treatment might not be appropriate to treat your illness and you may miss the opportunity to obtain appropriate treatment. You may also put yourself at risk for drug interactions, or harmful side effects