Federal prosecutors allege illegal diet sales
<div align="center"><a href="http://www.katc.com/news/federal-prosecutors-allege-illegal-diet-sales/"><img src="http://www.katc.com/images/thumbnails/64EC3FFC5C8B86B24EC22CAE9CF72556_200_200.jpg" alt="Federal prosecutors allege illegal diet sales" border="0" align="left" vspace="4" hspace="8"/></a></div><p>LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Federal prosecutors allege the owner of a Lafayette herbal supplement business sold products containing a prescription diet drug that was taken off the market in 2010 on health concerns<br /> <br />The Advocate reports Thuy Thikim Nguyen faces federal charges related to the marketing of unapproved drugs in weight-loss supplements allegedly sold through Chailan Herbal Care over the Internet and at a business in Lafayette.<br /> <br />Prosecutors also are seeking authority to seize over $365,000 in proceeds from the alleged sale of the supplements from September 2009 to October 2011.<br /> <br />Federal prosecutors allege that Nguyen marketed weight-loss products under the names Extreme Body Reshape and Figure Reshape that both contained the drug Sibutramine.<br /> <br />Sibutramine was taken off the market after clinical trials found it increased the chances of heart attack and stroke.<br /> <br />___</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://www.katc.com/news/federal-prosecutors-allege-illegal-diet-sales/" title="Federal prosecutors allege illegal diet sales">Permalink</a>| <a href="http://www.katc.com/news/federal-prosecutors-allege-illegal-diet-sales/#comments" title="View user submitted comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><br/>
