Scandinavian ball busting
The Norwegian food safety authority, Mattilsynet, warned against a weight loss product containing Garcinia cambogia, a plant ingredient than can cause serious damage to the testicles.
The fruit is thought to be toxic to the testicles because of its content of tropical fruit citric acid hydroxycitric acid (HCA).
According to the harmonised BELFRIT botanical list Garcinia Cambigia is “ok” but levels of HAC “must be determined”.
In 2005 Japanese research in rats suggested diets containing 102 millimoles of HCA per kilograms or more (778 and 1244 mg HCA per kg body weight per day, respectively) caused “potent testicular atrophy and toxicity”.
Sales of the recalled product through the website www.swissclinic.no have been halted. According to the RASFF alert, the product came from Sweden and was blocked by Danish customs. Find out more HERE.