date:Nov 28, 2018
There have been several warnings issued in the past year about kratom, a dietary supplement that was recalled for Salmonella contamination. Now, the FDA states that they have found disturbingly high levels of heavy metals in kratom products.
Kratom is not legally marketed in the U.S. as a drug or dietary supplement. The FDA states that some substances in kratom have opioid properties that suggest the potential for abuse.
FDA scientists tested 26 separate kratom products obtained by field inves