The product contains sibutramine, desmethylsibutramine, and/phenolphthalein
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Love My Tru Body of McDonough, Ga. is recalling all 500-mg. Skinny Bee Diet capsules.
The product contains sibutramine, desmethylsibutramine, and/phenolphthalein.
Sibutramine is an appetite suppressant that was withdrawn from the U.S. market in October 2010.
Phenolpthalein was previously used in over-the-counter laxatives, but because of concerns of carcinogenicity, it is no longer marketed in the U.S.
These undeclared ingredients make this product an unapproved new drug for which safety and efficacy have not been established.
The company has not received any reports of adverse events related to this recall.
The product, used as a weight loss dietary supplement and packaged in white silver bottle with red capsules. The recall includes bottles manufactured March 7, 2016, with an expiration date of March 6, 2018.
It was distributed nationwide from March 23 April 28, 2016, via the internet at www.lovemytrubody.com.
What to do
The company has notified its customers by U.S. Mail. Customers who who purchased the recalled product stop using it and discard it.
Consumers with questions regarding this recall may contact Love My Tru Body at (800) 540-7315, Monday Friday 8:00 am 4:00 pm (EST) and by email at lovemytrubody@yahoo.com.