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The source, safety and regulatory status of DMAA (1,3-dimethylamylamine), a stimulant used in pre-workout supplements, is a topic of intense debate in the dietary supplement industry and the analytical testing community. In this section of NutraIngredients-USA we bring together all the news on DMAA to help you keep abreast of the latest developments.
DMAA in the Dock
France hunting ‘unauthorised’ DMAA products as Australia condemns stimulant
The French agency responsible for policing the country’s food supplements market told NutraIngredients today the controversial stimulant DMAA has been prioritised by its 2500 agents in a nationwide crackdown.
GNC backpedals on DMAA and prepares for launch of 'banned-substance-free' MARKED range
Supplement giant GNC - which put its head above the parapet in April to defend DMAA while the rest of the trade kept silent - says it has since “made a...
Coming to a store near you: Jack3d Micro (minus the DMAA)
While USPLabs has strongly defended the safety, efficacy and legal status of DMAA - the star ingredient in top-selling pre-workout supplement Jack3d - it has been working on a new...
DMAA in the dock
Australian medicines agency adds DMAA to poisons list
Australia’s medicines regulator – the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) - has added DMAA to its Schedule 9 list of prohibited substances and poisons that includes cannabis, salvia divinorum, GHB, heroin, psilocybin...
USPLabs promises new data that ‘definitively’ proves presence of DMAA in geranium
USPLabs has challenged the findings of new research on the source of DMAA and alerted the trade to the imminent publication of data it claims “definitively demonstrates” that the much-maligned...
Pressure mounts on USPLabs as another peer-reviewed paper concludes DMAA is NOT in geranium
If last month’s paper in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology was seen by some observers as the ‘final nail in DMAA’s coffin’, a new paper published in Drug Testing and...
DMAA in the dock
Ireland: DMAA products are “illegal medicines”
Ireland has joined the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US in warning against the pre-workout stimulant DMAA (methylhexaneamine/1,3-dimethylamylamine).
Nutratech reports surge in interest in bitter orange as firms seek to replace DMAA
Nutratech - the firm behind patented bitter orange (Citrus aurantium) extract Advantra Z - has seen a surge in enquires from manufacturers looking for alternatives to DMAA in the wake...
Nutrex Research hits back v DMAA lawsuits: ‘Plaintiffs did not suffer any injury’
Supplement maker Nutrex Research has hit back at allegations made in two class action lawsuits filed in the wake of the FDA crackdown on controversial pre-workout stimulant DMAA (1,3-Dimethylamylamine).
June in pictures: The ORAC debate, stem cell nutrition and Olympic dreams
USPLabs hit back at DMAA critics, USDA quietly removed its online ORAC database and the FDA unveiled plans to re-issue a draft of its much-maligned draft guidance - all in...
Is new geranium analysis the ‘final nail in the DMAA coffin’?
Controversial ingredient DMAA is not detectable in plant material and oil from geranium (Pelargonium graveolens), says a new analysis that has been hailed as the ‘final coffin nail in the...
DMAA in the dock
Finland follows Sweden and bans DMAA
All Nordic nations except Norway have joined the UK in acting against the pre-workout stimulant DMAA, with Sweden and Finland joining Denmark in issuing withdrawal alerts or destroying products.
Industry hopes Olympics will torch supplement contamination concerns
The Olympic Games have in the past brought the food supplements industry to the edge of its collective seat – but not necessarily in fevered anticipation of the world-class sporting...
60-second interview: Joe Archer, All American Pharmaceutical
All American Pharmaceutical: 'There are a number of manufacturers that will always find ways to cheat and feel the risk is worth it'
With the future looking decidedly uncertain for pre-workout stimulant DMAA (1,3-Dimethylamylamine), attention is turning to alternatives, Joe Archer, VP sales and marketing at contract manufacturer All American Pharmaceutical tells Elaine Watson...
Virtual gym: How the internet gave weekend warriors the key to the elite athlete’s locker room
Thanks to the internet, training tips and product advice that used to be the preserve of elite athletes and bodybuilders is now available to everyone, Brian Andrews, president of California-based...
DMAA in the dock
Australia issues DMAA alert; commences 'urgent' prohibition talks
Australian authorities have warned consumers about possible negative health effects of using sports supplements containing DMAA, as the global crackdown on the controversial stimulant continues.
California judge allows DMAA class action v Nutrex Research to proceed
A class action lawsuit filed against Nutrex Research over the safety and regulatory status of supplements containing DMAA (1,3-Dimethylamylamine) has been given the green light to proceed by a judge...
USPLabs sues retailer for defamation over 'false and disparaging' comments about Jack3d, DMAA
USPLabs has taken legal action against a Max Muscle franchisee in Reno, Nevada, accusing owner Philip Tracy of making "false and disparaging" comments about its Jack3d supplement, and its core...
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Dendrobium-containing Craze pre-workout supplement hit with CA class action
Tipped by many as the heir apparent to DMAA supplements in the pre-workout category, the dietary supplement Craze is the latest to be hit with a class action in the...
DMAA latest: FDA considers next steps; GNC remains defiant; Nutrex says FDA is 'demonstrably wrong'
All 10 recipients of FDA warning letters on DMAA have now written back, although only one - Nutrex Research - has so far revealed what it said (notably that the...
NBTY: ‘DMAA-containing products represent less than 0.5% of our sales’
The FDA crackdown on stimulant DMAA will not have a big impact on supplements giant NBTY, said chief executive Jeff Nagel on an earnings call last week.
Academic: DMAA saga ‘perfect example of gaping loophole in DSHEA which needs to closed’
The whole “adventure” over DMAA (1,3-Dimethylamylamine) is “a perfect example of a gaping loophole in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) which needs to closed”, according to one...
News in brief
Allmax Nutrition, BPI Sports and DynaPep Corp targeted in latest wave of class action suits over DMAA
Allmax Nutrition (Razor8Blast Powder); BPI Sports (Roxylean and 1.M.R.); and DynaPep Corporation (DynaPep Energy) are the latest firms to be targeted in class action complaints alleging their products contain DMAA...
Vitamin Shoppe boss quizzed on DMAA on Q1 earnings call
Vitamin Shoppe boss Tony Truesdale would not say how much the FDA crackdown on DMAA is likely to cost the business after being repeatedly pressed by analysts on the issue...
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