The French pharmaceutical authority has suspended the sale of a dietary supplement that supposedly facilitates weight loss and is sold by the Body Sherry brand, alleging that it contains a dangerous component at the cardiovascular level, it announced on Wednesday.
The ANSM has “taken a health policy decision to suspend … the marketing of the Bodygoal product” sold by Body Sherry, the agency announced in a press release.
Bodygoal is presented as a food supplement that promotes weight loss during a one-month cure. The Body Sherry site touts a “90% natural” formula.
sibutramine
But the drug agency, after being alerted about health problems in a person who consumed this product, discovered that it contained a dangerous substance, sibutramine.
This molecule, developed by the Abbott laboratory, has been marketed in the past for its appetite suppressant effects, but has been banned since 2010 in the European Union because it has been shown to increase the risk of cardiovascular accidents.
“If you bought (Bodygoal), we ask you not to use it,” the ANSM insisted.
On Wednesday, however, the product was still for sale on the Body Sherry site.
Source: BFM TV
