Weight loss products

Washington, March 22: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declared 72 weight-loss products in its listings as "tainted" for consisting of unspecified constituents in excessive amounts.

FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research director, Dr. Janet Woodcock, said: "These tainted weight-loss products pose a great risk to public health because they contain undeclared ingredients and, in some cases, contain prescription drugs in amounts that greatly exceed maximum recommended dosages."

Beverly Hills, California, February 11: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that the popular weight-loss products, called as ‘StarCaps’ and formerly known as Time

StarCaps is promoted as a natural dietary supplement containing a rare blend of papaya and garlic, but the FDA found that the weight loss pill also contains a drug called bumetanide, which is a powerful diuretic that can have serious side effects.