Archive for August 25th, 2009

GNC Feigned Outrage at A-Rod’s Claim that Supplements Could Trigger Positive Steroid Test
by Millard Baker

General Nutrition Centers (GNC) expressed feigned outrage in a statement released to Newsday. Alex Rodriguez made the allegation that dietary supplements that have been sold in the past at GNC could have triggered false positive steroid results in athletes subject to anti-doping procedures. A spokesperson did not directly deny the claim as false but made a strong effort to cloud the real issue rather than acknowledge it (”GNC not happy with A-Rod’s steroid saga,” February 19).
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FDA to Destroy $1.3 Million in Dietary Supplements Containing Unapproved Ingredients

The Food and Drug Administration will destroy more than 23,000 bottles of dietary supplements which were found to contain one or more unapproved additives that could be dangerous to consumers.

The supplements were sold under the brand names Methyl 1-D, Methyl 1-D XL and Formadrol Extreme XL and sold over the Internet and across the country at fitness retail stores and other locations, the FDA said. The supplements were distributed by LG Sciences LLC of Brighton, Mich. and marketed to body builders as muscle-building compounds.
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