Green Hornet, other Cytotec products draw FDA's attention
By KRIS HUNDLEY
Published April 19, 2004
If you're looking for a product that will give you a "safe legal high," you can cross Cytotec Solution's Green Hornet off your list.
Forget about the Tampa company's Trip2Night, Invigorate II, Snuffadelic, Liquid Speed, Solar Water, Orange Butterfly and Schmooz products as well.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, Cytotec's products, advertised as street drug alternatives, are neither safe nor legal. The FDA initially issued a warning against the company in February when four teens in Colorado became ill after consuming Green Hornet Liquid. The product was found to contain high levels of the over-the-counter drugs diphenhydramine and dextromethorphan.
Additional FDA tests found those drugs, as well as ephedrine and the controlled substances GBL and GHB in Cytotec's products. Labeling on the products lists a variety of herbal ingredients, but does not mention the drugs.
The FDA said it is investigating Cytotec Solutions, which was incorporated in May 2002 and dissolved in September.
Roberto Lorio, the company's only corporate officer, has a Miami address and could not be reached for comment.
Nor could any Cytotec executives be found at the company's corporate address on West Kennedy Boulevard, which is nothing more than a commercial mail box operation.
