FDA Seeks the Nationwide Recall of 69 Tainted Diet Pill Brands

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers not to purchase 69 diet pill brands because they contain undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients that could pose health risks to consumers.

The FDA has inspected a number of unspecified companies associated with the sale of these illegal products, and is currently seeking recalls. The agency advises consumers who have used these products to stop taking them and consult their doctors immediately.

Tainted Diet Pills	Tainted Diet Pills	Tainted Diet Pills
Fatloss Slimming	2 Day Diet	2 Day Diet Slim Advance
3 Days Fit	5x Imelda Perfect   Slimming	3 Day Diet
7 Day Herbal Slim	Imelda Perfect Slim	7 Diet Day / Night Formula
999 Fitness Essence	Imelda Fat Reducer	7 Days Diet
8 Factor Diet	Lida DaiDaihua	Miaozi Slim Capsules
Perfect Slim	Perfect Slim 5x	Miaozi MeiMiaoQianZiJiaoNang
ProSlim Plus	Royal Slimming Formula	Natural Model
Slim Express 360	Slimtech	Somotrim
Superslim	TripleSlim	Zhen de Shou
Venom Hyperdrive 3.0	Starcaps	Slim Waistline
Slim Waist Formula	Slim Up	Sliminate
Slim Fast	2x Powerful Slimming	Slim Express 4 in 1
Reduce Weight	Super Fat Burner	Super Slimming
Sana Plus	Trim 2 Plus	Powerful Slim
Waist Strength Formula	Slimming Formula	Perfect Slim Up
Slim Burn	Slim 3 in 1 Slim Formula	Slim 3 in 1 M18 Royal Diet
Slim 3 in 1 Extra Slim Waist	Slim 3 in 1 Extra Slim	Slim 3 in 1
3x Slimming Power	Phyto Shape	Meizitang
Meili	JM Fat Reducer	Extrim Plus
GMP	Fast Dieting	Extrim Plus 24 Hour Reburn
Cosmo Slim	Body Slimming	Body Shaping
Body Creator	BioEmagrecin	Japan Lingzhi 24 Hours Diet
21 Double Slim	Eight Factor Diet	7 Diet

An FDA analysis found that the undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients in some of these products include:

• Bumetanide - a diuretic
• Phenytoin - an anti-seizure medication.
• Rimonabant - a drug not approved for marketing in the United States, which has been associated with increased risk of depression and suicidal thoughts. In Europe, where it is approved, rimonabant has been linked to five deaths and 720 adverse reactions over the last two years, according to the FDA.
• Phenolphthalein - a solution used in chemical experiments and a suspected cancer causing agent.
• Sibutramine - a controlled substance which in pregnant and lactating women, or in children younger than 16, can cause high blood pressure, seizures, abnormally rapid heart rate (tachycardia), palpitations, heart attack or stroke. It can also interact with other medications and increase patients’ risk of unexpected adverse reactions. Medications that dangerous interactions can occur with are: sumatriptan, dihydroergotamine, dextromethrophan, meperidine, pentazocine, fentanyl, lithium, tryptophan, MAO inhibitors.

The FDA further warms consumers to become familiar with signs of diet fraud such as undocumented case histories or personal testimonials by consumers or doctors. Also avoid products that promise easy or miraculous fixes.

(Writer’s note - the only safe and healthy way to loss weight is to eat healthy (meaning, at a bare minimum, eating unprocessed foods) and exercising. It’s not always fun, but far better than the dangerous of the alternatives.)