Lethal dieting pills for sale online

The medical watchdog has issued a public warning on the dangers of buying potentially lethal diet pills online.

The Health Products Regulatory Authority issued the alert after reports that a woman died in Britain after taking the highly toxic substance known as dinitrophenol (DNP) — commonly used in dieting products.

The HPRA has said it’s worried a number of Irish people have already bought slimming pills containing the deadly substance online and may be at risk of serious harm.