List of Top FDA Consumer Updates For 2012 Contains Some Surprises

Arsenic in rice, tattoo ink infections, dangerous diet products among top FDA consumer updates last year.

Posted Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 10:04 pm ET|Updated Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:32 pm ET

Last year, more than 7.3 million people visited the Consumer Updates section of FDA.gov to get health information.

The FDA has provided Patch with this list of the 10 most popular topics in 2012. Look closely - some things on the list might surprise you!

1. Disposing of unused medicines. Read more.

2. Beware: Mercury in skin products sold illegally in U.S. Read more.

3. HCG diet products—a dangerous fad. Read more.

4. Dietary supplement Hydroxycut—can be hazardous to health. Read more.

5. Examining arsenic in rice: A work in progress. Read more.

6. Tattoo inks linked to serious infection. Read more.

7. Is the common additive triclosan safe? What you should know. Read more.

8. Thickening agent may be deadly for infants. Read more.

9. Expanded advice: Take statins with care. Read more.

10. Symptoms of Cushing’s disease in dogs, and how to treat it. Read more.