Supplements Legal News Articles & Interviews

Washington, DC The FDA on July 26 warned the public not to consume the dietary supplement B-50 Healthy Life Chemistry. The manufacturer, Purity First, has marketed the product as a vitamin B dietary supplement. However, a preliminary laboratory analysis conducted by the FDA determined the product contains methasterone, a controlled substance, and dimethazine. Both are two potentially harmful anabolic steroids not listed in the label and definitely not to be included in a dietary supplement.

New York, NY For years, Americans have been fascinated—some say blindsided—by an obsession with their weight. The fast food nation, coupled with modern-day conveniences like television remotes that don't require you to get up to change the channel or volume, don't help. And while most health advocates agree that weight control is a careful balance of food choice, caloric intake and regular exercise, most Americans go looking for the quick fix—a diet that's easy, as it is effective.

Washington DC – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the manufacturers of seven caffeinated alcoholic beverages labeled a "public health concern" have stopped producing or shipping the products.

Washington, DC US Senator Charles E. Schumer announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will rule that caffeine is an unsafe food additive to alcoholic beverages, effectively making products such as Four Loko and Joose, and others like them, prohibited for sale in the United States.

Los Angeles, CA Fitness trainer and star of the television program "The Biggest Loser", Jillian Michaels, could be facing as many as three food supplement lawsuits over her signature line of weight reduction pills.

Washington, DC On the heels of the Hydroxycut recall comes another diet supplement scare. The FDA has now issued a warning concerning body building products that claim to contain steroids or steroid-like substances and the risk for serious adverse health effects.

Jefferson City, MO The recent Hydroxycut recall may have called into question the safety and efficacy of weight loss supplements, but the truth is that such supplements have been called into question before. In 2003, Hydroxycut, at the time manufactured by MuscleTech Research and Development, faced lawsuits related to the supplement's inclusion of the ingredient Ephedra.

Pompano Beach, FL Jack Distribution, LLC, and its wholesale distributors G & N works, Inc., and Devine Distribution, Inc., have announced a voluntary nationwide recall of the company's Rize 2 The Occasion and Rose 4 Her. The recall, which was announced on July 28, 2008, involves all lot numbers of the supplement products.