Russian customs seized illegally imported dietary supplement products containing prohibited ingredients

Food Safety News 2020-09-11
Global Foodmate
 
Foodmate News: The official website of the General Administration of Customs of the Russian Federation reported on its official website on September 10: Russian Federation Krasnodar Customs officers successfully seized an illegal entry package weighing more than 7kg during border inspection of an inbound package.

After investigation, the package contained various brands of dietary supplements and slimming products. After testing, the weight loss product (1.2kg) contains a powerful ingredient sibutramine , which is prohibited from free circulation in the Russian Federation.

At present, the recipient of the above parcels-a resident of Kuban (planning to sell the above products online) has been filed a criminal lawsuit according to law, or will face 3-7 years in prison.




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