Microdose Chocolate , May Cause Seizures, FDA Warns.<br />The FDA says that several people in <br />four states have gotten sick after eating Diamond Shruumz chocolate bars.<br />Severe symptoms experienced by the victims include "seizures, central nervous system depression, agitation, abnormal heart rates, hyper/hypotension, nausea and vomiting," CBS News reports. .<br />The chocolate, which is sold across the country, landed six of the eight victims in the hospital. .<br />The company's website says that the chocolate <br />is manufactured with a "primo proprietary blend <br />of nootropic and functional mushrooms.".<br />In 2022, the FDA called nootropics "a term widely used to market unapproved products as 'smart drugs' and 'cognitive enhancers.'".<br />On June 7, the FDA warned parents to <br />keep their kids away from the chocolate <br />which is marketed as candy. .<br />Parents and caregivers should consider <br />discussing the information in this <br />advisory with their children and take <br />extra care to avoid this product being <br />consumed by younger people. , FDA, via statement.<br />Half of the victims were in <br />Arizona, CBS News reports. .<br />While these products claim to <br />contain only natural ingredients <br />and no scheduled drugs, there is <br />clearly something toxic occurring, Steve Dudley, director of the Arizona Poison and <br />Drug Information Center, via news release.<br />We've seen the same phenomenon <br />of people eating the chocolate bar <br />then seizing, losing consciousness, <br />and having to be intubated, Steve Dudley, director of the Arizona Poison and <br />Drug Information Center, via news release
