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SAMR General Office Notice on the Toxic and Harmful Determination of Sibutramine and its Derivatives, and Enforcement Testing Methods

Publication Date:2025-11-04

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Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) directed market supervision departments in Shandong, Xinjiang and other regions to investigate a series of cases involving the illegal addition of non-food substances to products marketed for “weight loss”. Investigators found that offenders had unlawfully added novel sibutramine derivatives to food products. To meet enforcement needs, SAMR commissioned testing bodies to develop the Enforcement Testing Method for Sibutramine Dichloroisopentyl Substitutes in Food, and convened experts to assess toxicity and harmfulness.


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