Illegal diet pills can cause cardiac arrest
summary：American website selling illegal diet pills. The pills can cause heart attack and stroke....
Food Administration warns against website www.usabutikken.com who illegally marketing slimming pills with substance 1.3-dimethylamylamin, also known as DMAA, which can cause both heart attack and stroke. Usabutikken.com hosted in the U.S., but Danish language and sells product Rezolution Thermogenic Diet Pill containing DMAA, synefrin and caffeine. DMAA is considered dangerous and is illegal in Denmark.
Food Administration has knowledge of acute severe effects like stroke and heart problems. Recently, a young Swedish man has been rescued after a 15-minute cardiac arrest.
Possibly amplifier caffeine effect of 1,3-dimethylamylamin. Furthermore, the combination of substances caffeine and synefrin cause serious cardiovascular problems.
Food Administration has previously warned consumers against the website and several of the products that are advertised on the site. Food Administration encourages anyone who purchased the items to discard them.
The Danish authorities have informed the U.S. authorities.
Advice for consumers
Foreign websites is subject to N on the Danish authorities. Therefore, you
- Be wary of buying supplements on the internet, especially from foreign websites.
- Search-depth information on supplements if they are sold over the Internet, but not sold in ordinary shops.
- Be wary if the product content is not specified precisely, but such only as "thermogenic complex".
If you want to make sure that a dietary supplement is registered for marketing in Denmark and therefore enjoy the food control, you can find information on the Food Authority's website, Altomkost.dk .