There are indications that weight loss products containing the dangerous substance DNP contain, are offered online from the Netherlands. People can die after ingesting 1 to 3 grams of DNP per dose, according to the organization.
Resources with DNP are not available through regular web shops, but are marketed via social media and the dark web.
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Users deceased
NVWA inspectors and investigators are conducting a criminal investigation into a possible Dutch provider. They started this after a report from the United Kingdom.
Previously, people in the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom were hospitalized because of the use of the stuff and people have even died as a result.
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It is not the first time that the NVWA has sounded the alarm about DNP. That happened in 2015 and 2017 as well. The substance 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), also called Dinosan, Dnoc, Solfo Black, Nitrophen or Aldifen and Chemox, has been used in the United States as a medicine for obesity in the past.
Bodybuilders, among others, also use it to reduce the subcutaneous fat layer. Even at lower intakes than the lethal 1 to 3 grams of DNP per dose, adverse effects can occur such as skin rash, cataracts and consequences for the heart and blood vessels and the nervous system.
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