Category: Dietary Supplement
FDA Cracks Down on AMP Citrate (DMBA) Supplements
April 28, 2015 -- The FDA has sent over a dozen warning letters to companies that sell bodybuilding supplements laced with a stimulant commonly called AMP Citrate or DMBA. The ingredient has many names that appear on product labels, including...
FDA Cracks Down on Amphetamine-Like Supplement BMPEA
April 24, 2015 -- The FDA has issued warning letters to five companies that sell supplements containing BMPEA, an amphetamine-like stimulant that has never been tested for safety. The companies were warned to immediately stop selling supplements containing BMPEA or...
Texas Tri-Methyl Xtreme Lawyer
The FDA warns that three people have developed liver damage after taking Tri-Methyl Xtreme, a bodybuilding supplement that contains illicit anabolic steroids. Need a Texas Tri-Methyl Xtreme Lawyer? Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his clients and is...
Vitamin Shoppe Pulls BMPEA Supplements Off Shelves
April 10, 2015 -- Acting faster than the FDA, Vitamin Shoppe has pulled supplements containing BMPEA off shelves because the amphetamine-like drug is not derived from the Acacia rigidula plant. Earlier this week, Dr. Pieter Cohen and colleagues at Harvard...
Study Finds Amphetamine-Like Ingredient in 11 Supplements
April 7, 2015 -- Researchers at Harvard have found an amphetamine-like ingredient in 11 supplements marketed for “all-natural” weight-loss and sports enhancement, according to a study published in Drug Testing & Analysis. The amphetamine isomer β-methylphenylethylamine (BMPEA) was first synthesized...
Texas ABC Dophilus Class Action Lawyer
The probiotic supplement ABC Dophilus was recalled after a premature infant died from mucormycosis, a severe fungal infection. Need a Texas ABC Dophilus Lawyer? Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his clients and is passionate about helping Texans...
Texas ABC Dophilus Lawyer
The probiotic supplement ABC Dophilus has been recalled after an infant died from a fungal infection known as mucormycosis. Need a Texas ABC Dophilus Lawyer? Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his clients and is passionate about helping...
FDA Warns OxyElite Pro Super Thermogenic Has Prozac
March 2, 2015 -- The FDA is warning consumers not to buy or use OxyElite Pro Super Thermogenic because it contains fluoxetine, the active ingredient in the antidepressant Prozac. OxyElite Pro Super Thermogenic is a weight-loss supplement made by USPLabs,...
Defense Department Publishes List of High-Risk Supplements
February 10, 2015 -- The Department of Defense (DOD) has published a list of over 130 “high-risk” bodybuilding supplements that could cause troops to test positive for drugs on urine tests. The list is nearly identical to the U.S. Anti-Doping...
Mislabeled Supplements Pulled Off Shelves in New York
February 4, 2015 -- The New York Attorney General has ordered several major retailers to stop selling their store-brands of dietary supplements after tests found that most did not contain ingredients on the label. The retailers include GNC, Target, Walmart,...