Weider Lawsuit Against GLG Life Tech
A joint venture was set up between GLG Life Tech Corporation (”GLG”) and Weider Global Nutrition (”Weider”), combining GLG’s knowledge of stevia and Weider’s expertise in marketing, sales and distribution of health and nutritional products. In their Shareholders’ Agreement, GLG and Weider stated their intention was to maximize stevia-based product [...]
BODYBUILDING.COM Is Conducting a Voluntary Nationwide and International Recall of 65 Dietary Supplements That May Contain Steroids
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Boise, ID – November 3, 2009 – As part of its ongoing cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration (”FDA”), Bodybuilding.com, LLC (the “Company”) announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide and [...]
Consumers Value Supplements Despite Tough Economy
Despite challenging economic times, 65% of adult consumers (up slightly from 64% in 2008) take dietary supplements, according to a new consumer survey conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs for the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C.
When asked if the economy had impacted their household’s dietary supplement purchasing habits, nearly three-quarters [...]
William Llewellyn’s Sport Supplement Reference Guide Now Available
William’s latest book (which is on supplements and not steroids) has now been released. It’s called the “Sport Supplement Reference Guide” and it’s sure to be a hit. William Llewellyn is the author of the bestselling ANABOLICS Reference Guide and one of the most respected researchers in the [...]
Mass Tab Causes Stroke in 17-Year-Old Football Player?
Mass Tab is a prohormone supplement marketed to help users gain size and strength. Unfortunately, the makers of this product are in a heap of controversy after the product was linked to allegedly causing a stroke in a 17-year-old football player who used the product and then fell [...]
India Set for Nutritional Supplement Boom
By Carina Perkins
India’s nutritional supplement market is set to boom over the next few years, with some analysts predicting it will double in value by 2013.
According to a report released by Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd, the total market for nutraceuticals in India is growing at 21 per cent per annum. [...]
Vitamin Lawsuit: Men’s One A Day Gets Sued
Drug Giant Tries to Silence CSPI With Threat of Libel Suit
WASHINGTON—The Center for Science in the Public Interest has sued the German drug company Bayer for falsely claiming that the selenium in Men’s One A Day multivitamins might reduce the risk of prostate cancer. The lawsuit is filed [...]
iForce Nutrition Served Search Warrant During 2009 Olympia Expo
by Millard Baker
The FDA served iForce Nutrition and owner Dave Nelson with a search warrant during the course of the 2009 IFBB Olympia Expo. The search warrant was executed in the days following the FDA raid of Bodybuilding.com. Four iForce Nutrition products were listed as “undercover purchases” [...]
Bodybuilding.com Raided in Criminal Steroid Investigation on Eve of IFBB Olympia Weekend
by Millard Baker
The federal government continued their steroid witch-hunt targeting the dietary supplement industry with a raid of Bodybuilding.com on Thursday, September 24, 2009. The criminal investigation accuses Bodybuilding.com and its corporate officers of illegal marketing and distributing several anabolic steroids, unapproved new and [...]
Feds Raid Meridian Online Supplement Retailer Bodybuilding.com
FDA says Bodybuilding.com has illegally sold supplements with steroids
BY BILL ROBERTS
Investigators raided this warehouse as they searched for evidence that Bodybuilding.com had violated federal drug laws.
Thursday’s raid followed a two-year criminal investigation into the company and corporate officers, including founder Ryan DeLuca, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, [...]
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