CA retailers allegedly sell kratom, 7-OH despite health warnings

(The Center Square) - Some health products containing dangerous chemicals are allegedly still being sold in stores and by online retailers in California, according to recent warnings from public health officials. The California Department of Public Health issued a press release in October that warned of kratom, an herbal product that can produce opioid-like effects, and 7-hyrdroxymitragynine, or 7-OH. Both chemicals are used in certain health products that have caused severe reactions, according to health departments in the state. "Kratom is a supplement that is sold as an energy booster, mood lifter, pain reliever and remedy for the symptoms of quitting opioids, called withdrawal," according to the Mayo Clinic's website. But the clinic, which has locations in several states, warns kratom is unsafe and ineffective. The clinic noted poison control centers in the U.S. received more than 3,400 reports about kratom use from 2014 to 2019. The clinic said these included reports of death, alo