Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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Canada: Foreign Product Alert: CA NI Slim BELLANCE, Chao Jimengnan Super Powerful Man, Goldreallas Original, Goldreallas XXX, Impeous Man, Lean Extreme Max, Old Chinese, Platinum Max Strength Blue Pill Version, Platinum Weight Loss Solution, Shenjingpian, Slimming Plus Advanced, XtraHRD, X-treme Beauty Slim, Zhen Gongfu were found to contain undeclared medicines |
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Health Canada announced that the following health products have been found by regulators in other countries to contain undeclared drug ingredients. The products are not authorized for sale in Canada and have not been found in the Canadian marketplace, but it is possible they may have been brought into the country by travellers or purchased over the Internet.
The unauthorized health products were found to contain the following undeclared ingredients:
1) Unauthorized sexual enhancement products
• Chao Jimengnan Super Powerful Man Tablets, Old Chinese, Shenjingpian, and Zhen Gongfu capsules: undeclared sildenafil
• GoldReallas Original, and GoldReallas XXX: undeclared sildenafil and thiosildenafil
• Impeous Man capsules: undeclared sildenafil and phenolphthalein
• XtraHRD: undeclared N-desmethyl tadalafil
2) Unauthorized weight loss products
• CA NI Slim BELLANCE: undeclared orlistat
• Lean Extreme Max, and X-treme Beauty Slim: undeclared sibutramine
• Platinum Max Strength Blue Pill Version, Platinum Weight Loss Solution, and Slimming Plus Advanced: undeclared sibutramine and phenolphthalein
Consumers are advised to consult a healthcare professional if they have health concerns related to the use of any of these products.
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/../62814a-eng.php
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products. Related news was previously issued by the TGA and US FDA, and was posted on the Drug Office website on 27 January, 3 February, 4 February and 7 February 2017.
Ends/Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Issued at HKT 15:00
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