2 arrested for selling illicit products

May 06, 2011

Two women, aged 24 and 29, were arrested today for selling slimming products containing undeclared and banned drug ingredients.
 
The products were Six Clock Natural Leptin Coffee, Aisam Wellness Sport Burner – Quan Shen Huan Rao Xing, Aisam Wellness Sport Burner – Xiu Yao Xing and Aisam Wellness Sport Burner – Xiu Tui Xing.
 
The department obtained the four products from Internet auction websites. Laboratory tests confirmed they all contained sibutramine and phenolphthalein, and three contained sibutramine analogues.
 
Sibutramine is a poison and was once used as an appetite suppressant. Sibutramine-containing products have been banned since November because of increased cardiovascular risk. Phenolphthalein was once used for treating constipation but has been banned for its cancer-causing effect.