Prozac found in weight loss "Slim Line herbal pills" imported to Serbia

Tests have confirmed that a brand of weight loss pills imported and sold in Serbia contained the antidepressant drug fluoxetine (trade name "Prozac").

The importer of the Slim Line "herbal" pills has reacted by saying that "the contentious batch" has been recalled from the market, the Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti is reporting.

The tests that confirmed the presence of the drug in what the newspaper said was "a popular weight loss product in Serbia and around the world" have been carried out by the City Public Health Institution in Belgrade.

In late August, after the initial analysis done at the Faculty of Chemistry in Belgrade, the information about the presence of the antidepressant in the pills first surfaced on Twitter.

The importer, Slim Line Club, was forwarded the results on September 6, and moved to "immediately remove the product from the market."...