LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's medicines regulator on Friday said it had made the largest single seizure of trafficked weight loss medicines recorded globally, dismantling a factory making thousands of
UK Authorities Make Historic Seizure of Illegal Weight-Loss Drugs
UK's Record Seizure of Illegal Weight-Loss Drugs
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's medicines regulator on Friday said it had made the largest single seizure of trafficked weight loss medicines recorded globally, dismantling a factory making thousands of unlicensed weight-loss jabs.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it had seized 2,000 pens labelled as containing tirzepatide and retatrutide - drugs not approved for weight loss in the UK - tens of thousands of empty pens, and raw chemicals.
The agency said the factory in central England was the first of its kind discovered in Britain.
Details of the Seizure
"This is a victory in the fight against the shameless criminals who are putting lives at risk by peddling dangerous and illegal weight loss jabs to make a quick buck," health minister Wes Streeting said in a statement.
Health Minister's Statement
"These unregulated products, made with no regard for safety or quality, posed a major risk to unwitting customers."
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(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; editing by William James)
