Showing posts with label Misbranded Drugs. Show all posts
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Friday, May 31, 2019

Sacramento Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Causing Misbranded Drugs to Be Sold Online As Weight Loss and Fat Burner Pills

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stepped up criminal enforcement where misbranded drugs are being sold online to consumers. On May 29, 2019, Scott Edward Cavell of Sacramento was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to three years in prison for causing misbranded drugs to be introduced into interstate commerce for weight loss. 
According to plea agreement and court documents, between 2015 and 2017, Mr. Cavell, with others, developed a plan to market and sell a drug, 2,4-Dinitrophenol (also known as DNP), as a weight loss drug and “fat burner” despite knowing that DNP is not approved by the FDA as a substance for human consumption. Mr. Cavell sold DNP in pill form and called it a fertilizer — a term under which is it legally sold in other circumstances.

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