The paper industry, in disclosing last week that it had been unwittingly distributing tainted products, said the contamination was low-level but possibly pervasive.

Hoyvald made the fateful decision to reject Hillabush's advice, and to devote the next eight weeks to moving the tainted products as fast as possible.

Also on the 12th, Menu Foods admits that a "clerical error" allowed more tainted product to be released to the public after the recall had begun.

No Illnesses Reported Mr. Parsons said the department was unaware of any illnesses caused by the tainted products.

Chinese authorities also ordered copies of Time Magazine sold there to remove a story about tainted Chinese products.

The agency also announced a new RSS feed to warn consumers more quickly about tainted products marketed as dietary supplements.

Companies that make or distribute tainted products may receive warning letters and/or face enforcement actions such as product seizures, injunctions, and criminal prosecution.

Many of the tainted products have been toys covered in lead paint.

A mechanism for industry to alert FDA about potentially tainted products and about the firms that make them.

In all, consumers should heed these potential warning signs of tainted products marketed as dietary supplements.