Manufacturers beware. Your regulatory problems may not be over when you pull a product from the store shelves. Matrixx Initiatives Inc. recalled its Zicam products on June 16 and three days later the Securities & Exchange Commission sent a letter of inquiry. The company said that it did not know what the regulatory agency wanted, [...]
In the days following the FDA warning on the dangers of taking Hydroxycut and the manufacturer’s recall, the reaction has been more sliced than divided. There were the oft-seen reactions: NaturalNews headlined its commentary, “FDA Floats Hydroxycut Scare to Discredit Yet Another Supplement Company.” The personal injury law firm of Onder Shelton O’Leary & Peterson [...]
The company says that its product will boost testosterone levels by 10,000%. The plaintiffs says the product is snake oil marked up to $70 a package. So begins a class-action lawsuit filed in California superior court May 6. The suit says that Musclemeds makes false advertising claims about Arimatest and that the product creates a [...]
A swimmer who missed the Olympics says she doesn’t have a drug problem: A Texas supplement company does. Jessica Hardy claims in a lawsuit that AdvoCare International Co. caused her to be disqualified from the U.S. team because the products Arginine Extreme and Nighttime Recovery were contaminated with clenbuterol, an anti-asthma medication similar to albuterol, [...]
The baseball players blame the manufacturer. The league blames the players. Who is accountable when a professional athlete takes a banned substance supposedly without knowing it? Major League players J.C. Romero and Sergio Mitre say they unwittingly consumed androstenedione when taking substances that they bought at GNC. The most famous baseball player to use the [...]
The FDA is coming down hard on diet pills in the the most popular month for weight loss. The agency has more than doubled its list of dangerous diet products, warning consumers not to ingest them. The agency is also seeking recalls. The FDA says some of the products contain unlisted ingredients. One is rimonabant, [...]
