FDA Uncovers Additional Tainted Weight Loss Products

FDA alerts consumers to the finding of new undeclared drug ingredients. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding, for the second time, its nationwide alert to consumers about tainted weight loss products containing undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients. The products listed in this announcement, some of which are marketed as dietary supplements, are promoted and sold on various Web sites and in some retail stores and beauty salons. Some of the products claim to be "natural" or to contain only "herbal" ingredients, but actually contain potentially harmful ingredients not listed on the products' labels or in promotional advertisements. These products have not been approved by the FDA, are illegal, and include the following undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients. Comment - The Weight Loss Hucksters are probably taking as much out of the economy as Bernie Madoff or AIG.