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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — APRIL 20, 2009 — UNIVERSAL ABC BEAUTY SUPPLY INTERNATIONAL, INC. OF BROOKLYN, NY, HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) THAT FDA LAB ANALYSES OF THE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS DISTRIBUTED BY THE COMPANY WERE FOUND TO CONTAIN UNDECLARED SIBUTRAMINE, AN FDA-APPROVED DRUG USED AS AN APPETITE SUPPRESSANT FOR WEIGHT LOSS. THESE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN SIBUTRAMINE. THE FDA HAS NOT APPROVED THESE PRODUCTS, THEREFORE THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE PRODUCTS IS UNKNOWN.
FDA ADVISES THAT THESE PRODUCTS POSE A THREAT TO CONSUMERS BECAUSE SIBUTRAMINE IS KNOWN TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE BLOOD PRESSURE AND/OR PULSE RATE IN SOME PATIENTS AND MAY PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR PATIENTS WITH A HISTORY OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, ARRHYTHMIAS OR STROKE.
ALL LOTS OF THE FOLLOWING DIETARY SUPPLEMENT PRODUCTS ARE BEING RECALLED:
PRODUCT NAME
1. PROSLIM PLUS, 60 CAPSULES, BOTTLE IN BOX 2. 3 DAYS FIT, 60 CAPSULES, BOTTLE IN BOX 3. EIGHT FACTOR DIET, 60 CAPSULES, 3 POUCH
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