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Selenium

See also the Selenium page provided by ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry).

Learn About the Dietary Supplement Recall

• CDC Information for Consumers: Toxic Levels of Selenium in Dietary Supplements NEW! Apr 17, 2008
• CDC Health Advisory: Adverse Effects Associated with Consuming “Total Body Formula” and “Total Body Mega Formula NEW! Apr 14, 2008
  From the CDC Health Alert Network (HAN)
• FDA News Release: FDA Finds Hazardous Levels of Selenium in Samples of "Total Body Formula" and"Total Body Mega Formula" NEW! Apr 9, 2008
  U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• FDA News Release: FDA Warns Consumers about "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula" NEW! Mar 27, 2008
  U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Learn About Selenium

• Toxicology FAQs
  Frequently asked questions from the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR)
• Toxicological Profile
  Toxicologic & adverse health effects information from the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR)

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