Article: Mexico, United States, Canada combat weight loss fraud; Over 700 compliance actions taken since 2003.

M2 PRESSWIRE-25 October 2005-US FDA: Mexico, United States, Canada combat weight loss fraud; Over 700 compliance actions taken since 2003(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Under a Trilateral Cooperation Charter agreement between Mexico, United States and Canada signed in 2003, six agencies (two from each country) today announced that they have taken nearly 730 compliance actions against companies that promote bogus weight loss products that mislead the public, endanger the public health, and provide false hope and defraud citizens of billions of dollars.

"False and misleading claims can have significant health consequences for ...

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