Adverse Event Profile: Green Tea

Source: FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Adverse Event Reporting System Total Events: 15 Serious Events: 9 Date Range: 20081112 to 20240513

Top Reported Reactions

  • DIARRHOEA: 3
  • LIVER INJURY: 2
  • DECREASED APPETITE: 2
  • FATIGUE: 2
  • ABDOMINAL PAIN UPPER: 2
  • Asthenia: 1
  • Gastrointestinal haemorrhage: 1
  • Haemoptysis: 1
  • Hypoacusis: 1
  • Memory impairment: 1
  • Abdominal pain upper: 1
  • Chromaturia: 1
  • Fatigue: 1
  • Hepatic steatosis: 1
  • Hepatitis: 1
  • Jaundice: 1
  • Transaminases increased: 1
  • Viral infection: 1
  • Pulmonary embolism: 1
  • ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE INCREASED: 1

Outcomes

  • Other Serious or Important Medical Event: 9
  • Hospitalization: 8
  • Visited a Health Care Provider: 5
  • Visited Emergency Room: 4
  • Other Serious Outcome: 3
  • Required Intervention: 2
  • Life Threatening: 1

Products Involved (12 unique)

  • ABH NATURE VEGAN GREEN TEA EXTRACT + EGCG
  • GNC ULTRA MEGA GREEN WOMEN'S VITAPAK - GREEN TEA C
  • GREEN TEA
  • GREEN TEA ELIXIR
  • GREEN TEA EXT RACT
  • GREEN TEA FAT BURNER
  • GREEN TEA TRIPLE FAT BURNER
  • MEGA GREEN TEA EXTRACT
  • NOW FOODS GREEN TEA EXTRACT
  • PURITANS PRIDE GREEN TEA EXTRACT
  • PURITY PRODUCTS GREEN TEA CR -PHYTOSOME
  • green tea

Disclaimer

This data is from the FDA CAERS database. A report does not mean the supplement caused the adverse event. Reports may be incomplete, duplicated, or unrelated. This is for safety awareness only.