Archive for December 2nd, 2009

Senate Hearing Examines DSHEA vs. Pre-market Approval

On September 29, the Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs held a hearing presided over by subcommittee chairman Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) and ranking member Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) concerning hidden steroids in bodybuilding supplements. Sen. Specter, putting forth the idea that supplements should be pre-approved at the federal level before entering the market, has sparked an industry-wide stir.

Generated in part by a recent claim by Philadelphia Phillies pitcher J.C. Romero that he failed a drug test because a supplement he had been taking contained unlisted steroids, the hearing included testimony from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the Natural Products Association (NPA) and more. Some placed blame on the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), calling for more government intervention in the dietary supplement industry. Others called on Congress to fund FDA with the resources it needs to do its job in a quick and effective fashion.
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Competitive Edge Labs Lawsuit

Men claim dietary supplement M-drol caused liver problems, sue maker and distributor
By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau

GALVESTON – A Houston law firm has filed a pair of suits against a Virginia dietary supplement manufacturer on behalf of two men who complained of liver problems as a result of taking a steroid.
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