IA #66-45 - 1/10/92, Automatic Detention of Diennet Food
Supplement Tablets
TYPE OF ALERT: Automatic Detention
PRODUCT : "Diennet Food Supplement" Herb Diet Capsules
PRODUCT CODE : 66 V [] [] 99
PROBLEM : Presence of undeclared prescription drugs (DRHL/DRND)
COUNTRY : France/Belgium (350/190)
MANUFACTURER/
SHIPPER : Dr. Marcel Diennet, Paris, France (Diet Clinic)
Hedephar SA Pro Diennettim (or S.A. Hedephar) (Mfr./Shpr)
2 Rue Du Chateau, 7201 Warquignies
Brussels, Belgium
ID #BEHEDSA7201BRU
The deletion of the reference to "Diennettim" in the address may be an
attempt to circumvent this import alert.
NYK-DO reports some shipping labels may show the shipper as:
Isabelle Deckx
Poste de Cuesmes - bte 13
7210 Cuesmes
Belgique
ID #BEISADEC13CUE
The packages may be marked "PRESCRIPTION, CODE***3001, SAMPLE NOT
FOR SALE" AND INDIVIDUAL CAPSULES "A","B", & "C".
LOS-DO has reported misdeclaration of Diennet Dietary Supplement
as Ultra-Bios diet Pills (reference Import Alert #54-05).
LOS-DO has encountered some shipping labels which read as follows:
Rue Notre-Dame, 8
7000 Mons
Belgigue
Page 2 - Import Alert #66-45 January 10, 1992 Revised
CHARGE : "The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to
section 801(a)(3) in that its labeling appears to bear
inadequate directions for use for its intended purposes
[misbranded; 502(f)(1)]; it appears its labeling is false
and misleading in that it implies the product is only herbal
(i.e., safe) and fails to reveal the material fact that the
product contains diethylpropion, diazepam [misbranded;
502(a)] and appears to be a new drug without an effective
new drug application [unapproved new drug; 505(a)]"
RECOMMENDING
OFFICE : HFC-131
REASON FOR
ALERT : Imported herb diet capsules called "Diennet Food Supplement",
which were the creation of Dr. Marcel Diennet, who operated a diet
clinic in Paris, France, were found to contain undeclared
prescription drugs. A sample collected of the capsules and
analyzed by LOS-DO confirmed the presence of undeclared
diethylpropion HCL, diazepam and chlordiazepoxide HCL at
therapeutic levels. Dr. Diennet had admitted that he sometimes
added drugs to his capsules. The Diennet Institute initiated a
recall of their products in August, 1988 (#D-189-8). Shipments of
the diet capsules containing undeclared drugs appear to be
continuing. The products were previously the subject of an Import
Bulletin (54B-01).
INSTRUCTIONS: Automatically detain, without sampling, all "Diennet Food
Supplement" products. Since clients may order products directly
from France or Belgium, articles may continue to be shipped
directly by mail. Districts with Foreign Mail Division
facilities should alert their local customs counterparts about the
products and ask for their assistance in identifying shipments
from either the manufacturer (Hedephar SA Pro Diennettim or S.A.
Hedephar) or the clinic.
FOI : No purging required
KEYWORDS : Diennet, Hedephan, Diet, Capsules, Drugs, Supplements, Mail
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