Article: Diet nutrition bars seized, destroyed. (Ultra Diet Nutrition Bars made by Dietary Enterprises held and destroyed after allegations of fraudulent nutrition labels are not answered by the manufacturer)(Brief Article)

Like any other food, chocolate bars, whether sold as candy or as part of a weight-loss program, must contain the vitamins and minerals claimed on the label.

More than 36,000 chocolate Ultra Diet Nutrition Bars, valued at more than $9,000, were destroyed last April 13 after FDA analysis found the bars contained significantly less riboflavin and vitamin C than the labels claimed.

FDA's Chicago district conducted a routine inspection March 2, 1994, of Dietary Enterprises, Ltd., also known as The Diet Store of Morton Grove, Ill., a distributor of weight-loss products. Agency investigators collected several samples of the Ultra Diet Nutrition Bars sold through ...

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