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'''Slim 10''' ({{zh-cp|c=御芝堂|p=Yuzhitang}}) was a popular [[dieting|dieting pill]] produced by Yuzhitang Health Products of [[Guangdong]], [[People's Republic of China]]. In [[2002]], the product gained notoriety for cases of [[thyroid]] problems, [[liver failure]], and deaths in [[Asia]] as a result of its consumption.<ref name="cnn">''"[http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/07/21/japan.pills/index.html Chinese diet pill casualties mount]"'', [[Cable News Network]] (''staff/wires''), [[21 July]] [[2002]]</ref><ref name="timeaug">''"[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501020812-333902,00.html Asia's Killer Diet Pills]"'', Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, [[TIME Magazine]], [[5 August]] [[2002]]</ref><ref name="bbc19jul">''"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2139834.stm Diet pill linked to further deaths]"'', [[BBC News]], [[19 July]] [[2002]]</ref>
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'''Slim 10''' ({{zh|c=御芝堂|p=Yuzhitang}}) was a popular [[dieting|dieting pill]] produced by Yuzhitang Health Products of [[Guangdong]], [[People's Republic of China]]. In 2002, the product gained notoriety for cases of [[thyroid]] problems, [[liver failure]], and deaths in [[Asia]] as a result of its consumption.<ref name="cnn">''"[http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/07/21/japan.pills/index.html Chinese diet pill casualties mount] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503023054/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/07/21/japan.pills/index.html |date=3 May 2008 }}"'', [[Cable News Network]] (''staff/wires''), 21 July 2002</ref><ref name="timeaug">''"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070220114512/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501020812-333902,00.html Asia's Killer Diet Pills]"'', Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, [[TIME Magazine]], 5 August 2002</ref><ref name="bbc19jul">''"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2139834.stm Diet pill linked to further deaths]"'', [[BBC News]], 19 July 2002</ref>


The product label claimed that the ingredients contained only natural extracts,<ref name="tga">''"[http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/html/tganews/news39/int.htm Therapeutic Goods Administration News Issue 39]"'', [[Therapeutic Goods Administration]] ([[Government of Australia]]), [[November 2002]]</ref> and was originally cleared for sale by authorities.<ref name="littlespeck">''"[http://www.littlespeck.com/content/health/CTrendsHealth-020617.htm Sad tale of death, suffering and ethics]"'', Seah Chiang Nee, Little Speck, [[17 June]] [[2002]]</ref> It was tested and found containing [[fenfluramine]] and [[nicotinamide]] that was banned by authorities in several Asian countries that was previously not discovered, who then ordered the product to be pulled from their shelves and conduced criminal investigation.<ref name="ap-cbs">''"[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/07/19/health/main515705.shtml Deadly Diets - Asian Women Die After Taking Deadly Chinese Diet Pills]"'', Kenji Hall, [[Associated Press]] for [[CBS News]], [[19 July]] [[2002]]</ref>
The product label claimed that the ingredients contained only natural extracts,<ref name="tga">''"[http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/html/tganews/news39/int.htm Therapeutic Goods Administration News Issue 39] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801162203/http://www.tga.gov.au///docs/html///tganews/news39/int.htm |date=1 August 2008 }}"'', [[Therapeutic Goods Administration]] ([[Government of Australia]]), November 2002</ref> and was originally cleared for sale by authorities.<ref name="littlespeck">''"[http://www.littlespeck.com/content/health/CTrendsHealth-020617.htm Sad tale of death, suffering and ethics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009135411/http://www.littlespeck.com/content/health/CTrendsHealth-020617.htm |date=9 October 2008 }}"'', Seah Chiang Nee, Little Speck, 17 June 2002</ref> It was tested and found to contain [[fenfluramine]] and [[nicotinamide]] that was banned by authorities in several Asian countries but had not been discovered in previous tests—the authorities then ordered the product to be pulled from their shelves and conducted criminal investigation.<ref name="ap-cbs">''"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020802123748/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/07/19/health/main515705.shtml Deadly Diets - Asian Women Die After Taking Deadly Chinese Diet Pills]"'', Kenji Hall, [[Associated Press]] for [[CBS News]], 19 July 2002</ref> Fenfluramine is a substance that was first outlawed in the [[United States]] due to associations with severe health hazards.<ref name="cnn" />


==Cases in Singapore==
In [[Singapore]], a high-profile liver failure of female actor [[Andrea De Cruz]] sent shockwaves across its local television industry, leading to a few lawsuits being filed.<ref name="bbc26jun">''"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2067147.stm Singapore presenter sues over diet pill]"'', [[BBC News]], [[26 June]] [[2002]]</ref> One woman died after suffering from liver failure. De Cruz was saved from near death after receiving an emergency transplant from then-boyfriend (now husband) Pierre Png, who donated half of his liver.<ref name="bbc24jun">''"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3016368.stm Singapore star in diet pill suit]"'', [[BBC News]], [[24 June]] [[2003]]</ref> It was discovered that the Japan reported four deaths resulting from the consumption of pill, and half of the 64 reported illnesses relating to liver or thyroid requiring hospitalization.<ref name="bbc12jul">''"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2124399.stm Diet pill alert hits Japan]"'', [[BBC News]], [[12 July]] [[2002]]</ref><ref name="ap-cbs" />
In [[Singapore]], the high-profile liver failure of television personality [[Andrea De Cruz]] sent shockwaves across the local television industry, leading to several lawsuits.<ref name="bbc26jun">''"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2067147.stm Singapore presenter sues over diet pill]"'', [[BBC News]], 26 June 2002</ref> De Cruz eventually won S$900,000 (US$521,460) in damages against the importer and distributor.<ref name="kyodo">''"[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2003_Oct_6/ai_108553528 Singapore court awards actress S$900,000 in slimming pill case]",'' [[Kyodo News]], 4 October 2003</ref> De Cruz was saved after receiving an emergency transplant from then-boyfriend, actor [[Pierre Png]], who donated half of his liver.<ref name="bbc24jun">''"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3016368.stm Singapore star in diet pill suit]"'', [[BBC News]], 24 June 2003</ref> One woman, Selvarani Raja, died after suffering from liver failure. Japan authorities reported half of its 64 reported illnesses related to liver or thyroid requiring hospitalization, and four deaths resulting from the consumption of the pill.<ref name="ap-cbs" /><ref name="bbc12jul">''"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2124399.stm Diet pill alert hits Japan]"'', [[BBC News]], 12 July 2002</ref>


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Consequences of the product's side-effects highlighted the issue of Asian women being under immense societal pressure to lose weight at any costs, and Asian countries reviews of regulations within the slimming and pharmaceuticals industries.<ref name="bbc10jun">''"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2036480.stm Dying to be thin in Singapore]"'', David Bottomley, [[BBC News]], 10 June 2002</ref> In its aftermath, Singapore tested all its 45 slimming products for any potentially dangerous ingredients.<ref name="bbc10jun" /> The spotlight was also shone on Chinese health products, which were exported and sold cheaply and largely unregulated across Asia in pharmacies, beauty parlors and spas.<ref name="timeaug" /> The manufacturer defended itself by claiming that the products linked to the incidents were the result of [[imitation]]s.<ref name="cnn" /> Its company's manufacturing license was eventually revoked by the Chinese government after Slim 10 was linked to one of its own citizen's death in Guangdong.<ref name="bbc13jul">''"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2126691.stm China bans liver risk diet pill]"'', [[BBC News]], 13 July 2002</ref>
Consequences of the product's side-effects highlighted the issue of Asian women being under immense societal pressure to lose weight at any costs, and its countries' review of regulations within the slimming and pharmaceuticals industries.
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<ref name="bbc10jun">''"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2036480.stm Dying to be thin in Singapore]"'', David Bottomley, [[BBC News]], [[10 June]] [[2002]]</ref> The manufacturer defended that the products linked to the incidents were the result of [[imitation]]s.<ref name="cnn" /> Its company's manufacturing license was eventually revoked by the Chinese government after Slim 10 was linked to the death of a Chinese citizen.<ref name="bbc13jul">''"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2126691.stm China bans liver risk diet pill]"'', [[BBC News]], [[13 July]] [[2002]]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*''"[http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache:AmkluovTU1wJ:www.zaobao.com/sp/sp070301_516_1.html+slim+10&hl=zh-CN&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=cn&lr=lang_zh-CN|lang_zh-TW Slim 10减肥药诉讼余波未了 - 分销商到刘珂纶父母家张贴起诉状]"'', [[Lianhe Zaobao]], [[1 March]] [[2007]] (Archived)
*''"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070303103423/http://www.zaobao.com/sp/sp070301_516_1.html lang_zh-TW Slim 10减肥药诉讼余波未了 - 分销商到刘珂纶父母家张贴起诉状]"'', [[Lianhe Zaobao]], 1 March 2007 (Archived)
*''"[http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache:z5mVzQrg8lEJ:woman.zaobao.com/pages2/andrea240603.html+slim+10&hl=zh-CN&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=cn&lr=lang_zh-CN|lang_zh-TW 被指出卖友情 - 爱丽激动　泪洒公堂]''", 黄惠玉 and 郑碧玉, [[Lianhe Zaobao]], [[24 June]] [[2003]] (Archived)
*''"[https://web.archive.org/web/20030701122718/http://woman.zaobao.com/pages2/andrea240603.html lang_zh-TW 被指出卖友情 - 爱丽激动　泪洒公堂]''", 黄惠玉 and 郑碧玉, [[Lianhe Zaobao]], 24 June 2003 (Archived)
*''"[http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2002-01/24/content_251417.htm 怀疑服减肥药致死 广东查处“御芝堂清脂素”]"'', [[China News Service]] on [[Xinhua News Agency]], [[24 January]] [[2002]]
*''"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020815055922/http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2002-01/24/content_251417.htm 怀疑服减肥药致死 广东查处“御芝堂清脂素”]"'', [[China News Service]] on [[Xinhua News Agency]], 24 January 2002

*''"[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2003_Oct_6/ai_108553528 Singapore court awards actress S$900,000 in slimming pill case]"'', [[Kyodo News]], [[4 October]] [[2003]]
[[Category:Brand name diet products]]
[[Category:Health in Singapore]]

Latest revision as of 20:14, 29 August 2024

Slim 10 (Chinese: 御芝堂; pinyin: Yuzhitang) was a popular dieting pill produced by Yuzhitang Health Products of Guangdong, People's Republic of China. In 2002, the product gained notoriety for cases of thyroid problems, liver failure, and deaths in Asia as a result of its consumption.[1][2][3]

The product label claimed that the ingredients contained only natural extracts,[4] and was originally cleared for sale by authorities.[5] It was tested and found to contain fenfluramine and nicotinamide that was banned by authorities in several Asian countries but had not been discovered in previous tests—the authorities then ordered the product to be pulled from their shelves and conducted criminal investigation.[6] Fenfluramine is a substance that was first outlawed in the United States due to associations with severe health hazards.[1]

Cases in Singapore

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In Singapore, the high-profile liver failure of television personality Andrea De Cruz sent shockwaves across the local television industry, leading to several lawsuits.[7] De Cruz eventually won S$900,000 (US$521,460) in damages against the importer and distributor.[8] De Cruz was saved after receiving an emergency transplant from then-boyfriend, actor Pierre Png, who donated half of his liver.[9] One woman, Selvarani Raja, died after suffering from liver failure. Japan authorities reported half of its 64 reported illnesses related to liver or thyroid requiring hospitalization, and four deaths resulting from the consumption of the pill.[6][10]

Consequences of the product's side-effects highlighted the issue of Asian women being under immense societal pressure to lose weight at any costs, and Asian countries reviews of regulations within the slimming and pharmaceuticals industries.[11] In its aftermath, Singapore tested all its 45 slimming products for any potentially dangerous ingredients.[11] The spotlight was also shone on Chinese health products, which were exported and sold cheaply and largely unregulated across Asia in pharmacies, beauty parlors and spas.[2] The manufacturer defended itself by claiming that the products linked to the incidents were the result of imitations.[1] Its company's manufacturing license was eventually revoked by the Chinese government after Slim 10 was linked to one of its own citizen's death in Guangdong.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Chinese diet pill casualties mount Archived 3 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine", Cable News Network (staff/wires), 21 July 2002
  2. ^ a b "Asia's Killer Diet Pills", Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, TIME Magazine, 5 August 2002
  3. ^ "Diet pill linked to further deaths", BBC News, 19 July 2002
  4. ^ "Therapeutic Goods Administration News Issue 39 Archived 1 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine", Therapeutic Goods Administration (Government of Australia), November 2002
  5. ^ "Sad tale of death, suffering and ethics Archived 9 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine", Seah Chiang Nee, Little Speck, 17 June 2002
  6. ^ a b "Deadly Diets - Asian Women Die After Taking Deadly Chinese Diet Pills", Kenji Hall, Associated Press for CBS News, 19 July 2002
  7. ^ "Singapore presenter sues over diet pill", BBC News, 26 June 2002
  8. ^ "Singapore court awards actress S$900,000 in slimming pill case", Kyodo News, 4 October 2003
  9. ^ "Singapore star in diet pill suit", BBC News, 24 June 2003
  10. ^ "Diet pill alert hits Japan", BBC News, 12 July 2002
  11. ^ a b "Dying to be thin in Singapore", David Bottomley, BBC News, 10 June 2002
  12. ^ "China bans liver risk diet pill", BBC News, 13 July 2002

Further reading

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