A popular weight loss tablet is soon banned from retail after the Therapeutic Goods Administration deemed its manufacturers had provided no evidence of weight-loss effectiveness.

On Monday, the medicines regulator decided to cancel the weight loss tablet, FatBlaster Max, from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.

Dr Trent Watson, a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Newcastle, told 6PR Mornings presenter Liam Bartlett that the tablet’s sponsor, Cat Media, registered the treatment without mentioning any weight loss properties.

The accredited practising dietitian said it was important to keep medication goods responsible for what is offered to consumers.

“This makes products accountable for what their claims are,” he said.

“Fortunately, we’ve got the processes in place where companies like that can be reported, and I think this is a case in point,

They can follow that up and ensure that they’re taken off the market.”

FatBlaster Max’s sponsor, Cat Media, has since appealed the ban by the TGA.

Tap PLAY to hear the full chat with Dr Watson and what lead the TGA to ban the weight loss tablet.