sports supplements

Check your protein bars – GNC recalls Triflex peanut butter softchews

The peanut butter/paste Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak has witnessed another functional food victim with the recall of GNC’s Triflex peanut butter chews products. The recall is detailed on the FDA website here.   As you may have heard, all of the recent salmonella-tainted products have contained peanut paste or peanut butter made at a Peanut Corp. of [...]

Federal Agents Seize Nearly $1.3 Million of Illegal Sports Supplements

The FDA announced that U.S. Marshals seized more than $1,301,712 of dietary supplements from LG Sciences, LLC, of Brighton, Mich., because the products contain unapproved food additives and/or new dietary ingredients that violate the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act. The sports supplements, which are all labeled as dietary supplements, are marketed for use by body [...]