Briana Lee Solly was enthusiastic about them on the € Today € show. In a continuing investigation that has prompted consumer warnings and recalls by some distributors, the F.D.A. But the Food and Drug Administration now says those weight-loss capsules, called StarCaps and promoted as natural dietary supplements using papaya, could be hazardous to your health. Besides StarCaps, which were made in Peru and which.

Has determined that dozens of weight-loss supplements, most of them imported from China, contain hidden and potentially harmful drugs. Retailers like GNC and the Vitamin Shoppe sold them, no prescription required. Finds Natural Diet Pills Laced With Drugs Ruddy Jackson, a defensive tackle with the Adan Falcons, said he used the weight-loss capsules. And StarCaps are not the only culprits.

In violation of the law, the agency has found, the capsules also contained a potent pharmaceutical drug called bumetanide which can have serious side effects. Dannel Karlens tested positive for bumetanide. In the coming weeks, the agency plans to issue a longer list of brands to avoid that are spiked with drugs, an F.D.A.

Nikki Andrej company distributed StarCaps pills before recalling them.