The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Drugs)·D-1154-2014·Announced 2014-03-19

CTV Best Group Recalls BEST Slim Weight Loss Pills

CTV Best Group is recalling BEST Slim weight loss pills because they contain the undeclared drug sibutramine, making them unapproved new drugs.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Drugs): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

CTV Best Group Inc. is recalling BEST Slim, a dietary supplement marketed as a 100% natural weight loss pill. The product is distributed in 40-pill bottles. The recall involves 593 bottles of lot 109400, with an expiration date of 12/31/2016.

The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall because the product contains an undeclared drug, sibutramine. The presence of this undeclared ingredient means the product is being marketed without an Approved NDA/ANDA, effectively making it an unapproved new drug.

The affected product was distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Australia and Canada. Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the distributor for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
BEST Slim, Dietary Supplement, 100% Natural Weight Loss Pill, 40 Pills per bottle, Distributed by CTV Best Group Inc., P.O. Box 956452, Duluth, GA 30095.
Manufacturer
CTV Best Group
Affected units
593

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (2)

  • All lots (lot 109400
  • Exp 12/31/2016)

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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