No need to search: you will no longer find Arkocaps Fucus on the shelves of supermarkets and drugstores. Indeed, this food supplement ” appetite suppressant »Was withdrawn from sale by a decision of the health police, motivated by a report from the Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM).
The problem ? One of the components of this capsule,alginate (E400 of its small name: it is about a molecule obtained from a brown alga, the wrack) would have been produced under conditions not conforming to the French standards of hygiene.
The inspectors thus identified “risks of contamination and deterioration of raw materials”, linked to “the lack of cleanliness in the manufacturing environment” and to the “particularly degraded general condition of the equipment”. the stages of manufacture of this additive. In addition, several batches presented microbiological anomalies, and therefore risks to the health of consumers.
Thirty-nine batches of Arkogélules Fucus have been recalled, i.e. thousands of boxes in circulation since 2010. The responsible company, located in Finistère, also works with the brand Pierre Fabre : this one suspended its supplier. As a precaution, if you have any Arkocaps left, it is better to throw them away!
As a reminder, the wrack (Fucus vesiculosus) is an algae used since Antiquity against digestive disorders. Its “appetite suppressant” effect is obtained thanks to its satietogenic properties: the wrack is rich in fibers, which swell in the stomach and are slow to digest. An essential of the phyto cabinet!
