Illegal fat-freezing products
Case reference FOI2026/00399
Received 13 February 2026
Published 9 March 2026
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting information regarding the seizure of illegal fat-freezing products, including unlicensed injectables such as so-called “fat-dissolving” injections like Lemon Bottle. Specifically, please provide the following information:
1. The total number of illegal fat-freezing injectable products seized by your authority since 1 January 2020.
Please include both individual units (e.g., pens, syringes) and larger consignments (e.g., factory raids).
2. The estimated value (£) of these seized products over the same period If available, please provide this information broken down by year ( 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025).
If any of the above information is held but exempt from disclosure, please explain which exemptions apply and provide as much detail as possible.
Response
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting information regarding the seizure of illegal fat-freezing products, including unlicensed injectables such as so-called “fat-dissolving” injections like Lemon Bottle.
Specifically, please provide the following information:
1. The total number of illegal fat-freezing injectable products seized by your authority since 1 January 2020. Please include both individual units (e.g., pens, syringes) and larger consignments (e.g., factory raids).
2. The estimated value (£) of these seized products over the same period
If available, please provide this information broken down by year ( 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025).
If any of the above information is held but exempt from disclosure, please explain which exemptions apply and provide as much detail as possible.
Answer: 0 over all years.
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