Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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| Canada: Foreign Product Alerts - Bethel 30, Bethel Advance, Quick Thin, JaDera, Xiyouji Qingzhi, Extreme Body Slim, Paiyouji Plus, Fat Zero, Fruit & Plant Slimming and Strawberry Balance – they were found to contain undeclared drug ingredients |
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Health Canada announced that consumers were warned not to use the following products as they were found to contain drug ingredients that were not declared on the label:
- Bethel 30, Bethel Advance, Quick Thin, Extreme Body Slim, Payouji Plus, Fat Zero, Fruit & Plant Slimming and Strawberry Balance (contain sibutramine and phenolphthalein)
- JaDera and Xiyouji Qingzhi (contain sibutramine)
These products are promoted for weight loss and they 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.
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/../37717a-eng.php
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products. Related news had been released and was posted on the website of the Drug Office on 18 June 2013, 28 June 2013, 29 June 2013 and 6 August 2013.
Ends/ Saturday, February 08, 2014
Issued at HKT 12:00
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