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OCPB denies connection with weight-loss drug seized in Kalasin
Yongyuth Phuphuangpet, Published on 07/07/2019
» KALASIN: The Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) is not involved in the production of a banned weight-loss drug found in large quantities in a police raid on a factory in this northeastern province on Saturday morning, according to an OCPB release made available to the media on Sunday.
Cops raid weight-loss drug company
Post Reporters, Published on 07/07/2019
» Authorities yesterday raided a company in Kalasin accused of unlawfully producing the weight-loss drugs that were linked to the death of a 30-yearold woman in Ang Thong province last week.
Weight-loss drug plant raided after woman dies
Yongyuth Phuphuangpet, Published on 06/07/2019
» KALASIN: Authorities have raided a factory that produced weight-loss capsules linked to the death of an Ang Thong woman who ordered them online. More than one million fake weight-loss capsules were seized and the factory owner was arrested.
Weight-loss drug found in samples
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/07/2019
» The Ministry of Public Health has found a new weight-loss drug in samples of dietary supplements, sparking fears of potential abuse.
Police seize food supplements with banned substances
Online Reporters, Published on 14/06/2019
» Authorities have seized many weight-loss and food supplement products believed to contain the banned additive sibutramine during raids on two factories in Samut Sakhon province.
Warts and all
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 17/12/2018
» Celebrated: The coming legalisation of medical cannabis
Ancient remedy
Life, Published on 14/08/2018
» Turmeric, or khamin chan in Thai, is an old spice that has been used as an ingredient in Thai dishes for ages. Its root is crushed and powdered and has long been regarded as a dietary supplement -- a go-to for stomach and bowel problems.
Buyer beware
Life, Published on 08/05/2018
» It's once again the same old story of Thai consumers being duped by false skincare promises. But the ongoing scandal that centres on cosmetics and weight-loss products produced by Magic Skin Co looks rather like one of the biggest shames of the industry.
Illegal weight loss products worth B10m seized
Online Reporters, Published on 08/03/2018
» CHIANG MAI: A man and a woman were arrested and unlicensed weight loss medication being sold illegally as food supplements, worth over 10 million baht, seized during raids on three premises in Muang and Saraphi districts.
No coffee capsule left behind
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/02/2017
» Some single-serve coffee capsules are made with the best material possible to protect the coffee inside against oxygen, light and humidity. But every day a large number of these aluminium capsules are thrown away after consumption, creating a lot of garbage.