Archive for April 18th, 2009

Exercise With Caution? 3 Million Fitness Balls Recalled
by DAN CHILDS and KATE BARRETT

CPSC Announces Recall of Exercise Balls Based on Reports They Can Burst

People searching for motivation to exercise may have another excuse to sit still: Inflatable fitness balls that might be key to toning your abs also could explode and send you crashing to the floor.
Fitness Balls

Three million fitness balls made in China were voluntarily recalled Thursday due to reports that they can pop unexpectedly if overinflated. (ABC News/Getty)

EB Brands on Thursday voluntarily recalled three million fitness balls made in China after reports that they can pop unexpectedly if overinflated — despite the fact that the products specifically say they are burst-resistant. Bally Total Fitness, Everlast, Valeo and Body Fit Fitness Balls, all made by EB Brands, are involved in the recall.
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IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Guy Ducasse Indicted on Federal Steroid Distribution and Possession Charges
by Millard Baker

IFBB professional bodybuilder Guy Ducasse has been indicted on federal steroid distribution and possession charges by a federal grand jury in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Guy Marc “Duke” Ducasse was arrested and charged with one count of “possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids”; four counts of “distribution of anabolic steroids”; and one count of “attempting to corrupt persuade another person with intent to hinder, delay, and prevent the communication to a law enforcement officer of information relating to the commission of a federal offense” (”Steroid inquiry nets at least 7 arrests,” April 17).

“This has been a far-reaching, complex investigation,” Woodward said in a release. “We have identified individuals from Oklahoma, as well as several other states involved in bringing steroids or components of the drug into the United States. The drugs are being manufactured and distributed within a growing circle of individuals tied to competitive body building.”
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