Consumer Safety Pages

Placing your Health and Safety First

We are pleased to offer patients and other consumers a reliable tool for filtering out voices and products that are potentially harmful to your health and in some instances, even life-threatening.

The decision to add a name or product to this list is not taken likely and we can assure you that it, or the person or retailer promoting it, pose a risk to your health. This initiative is part of our MOBILIZE™ Health platform and you can contribute to it by following links on the article pages.

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