Anabolic Steroid

FDA cites 10 firms for use of ingredients flagged as illegal

10-May-2022 By Hank Schultz

In a coordinated enforcement action, FDA has sent warning letters to 10 dietary supplement companies using ingredients that have been added to its Ingredients Advisory List.

Another Blackstone Labs co-founder sentenced to 4.5 years in prison

22-Feb-2022 By Danielle Masterson

Phillip (PJ) Braun was ordered to 54 months in prison – the same sentence as his former business partner, Aaron Singerman, for their roles at Blackstone Labs.

CRN launches site to warn consumers about SARMs

08-Feb-2018 By Hank Schultz

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has launched an initiative to help educate consumers on the dangers of SARMs—illegal ingredients that have been appearing in sports nutrition products.

Feds seize $3 million from Wheat, Hi Tech

09-Nov-2017 By Hank Schultz

The federal government has seized more than $3 million from Hi Tech Pharmaceuticals CEO Jared Wheat as part of its money laundering and mail fraud case against the executive and the dietary supplement company he controls.

PEAs harder to control than were steroids, experts say

30-Mar-2017 By Hank Schultz

The presence and proliferation of phenylethylamines in sports nutrition products continues to be a thorn in the side of the dietary supplement industry.  But trying to regulate these ingredients away is not nearly as straightforward as was the case with...

Rapidity with which banned substances change names, alter chemical guises complicates testing, experts say

20-Nov-2015 By Hank Schultz

The recent coordinated crackdown by federal regulators on the dietary supplement industry shined a harsh light on supply chain vulnerabilities. Finding the sort of fraudulent ingredients mentioned during Tuesday’s news conference is complicated by the...

‘Prioritize the aggressive pursuit those who sell drug products masquerading as supplements’: Sens Hatch and Heinrich tell US AG Lynch

20-May-2015 By Stephen Daniells

Senators Orrin Hatch and Martin Heinrich are urging new US Attorney General Loretta Lynch to ‘aggressively’ tackle the issue of products marketed as supplements but tainted with steroids or pharmaceutical ingredients.

CRN: Don’t relate products adulterated with anabolic steroids with NY AG actions

16-Apr-2015 By Stephen DANIELLS

Supplement critics who use this week’s FDA’s consumer warning against muscle products adulterated with anabolic steroids to call for more regulation do not understand the problem, says CRN.

FDA warns consumers against Tri-Methyl Xtreme muscle growth product

14-Apr-2015 By Stephen DANIELLS

The FDA has issued a consumer warning to stop using Las Vegas-based Extreme Products Group’s Tri-Methyl Xtreme following reports of serious liver injury.

CRN hails passage of bill as ‘welcome protection against criminal outliers’

DASCA heads to the White House for President’s signature

12-Dec-2014 By Stephen Daniells

The Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act has passed Congress and will now be sent to the President’s office to be signed into law. The result is being hailed by the industry.

House passes Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act... now for the Senate?

17-Sep-2014 By Stephen Daniells

The Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act (DASCA) of 2014 (H.R. 4771) has passed the U.S. House of Representatives, a move praised by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).

Industry group welcomes House committee approval of DASCA, even with last minute ‘technical changes’

16-Jul-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has given final approval to H.R. 4771, the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act (DASCA) after making number of technical changes last night to win DEA and FDA agreement.

Muscle-building products profit on serious psychological disorder, dietitian asserts

01-Jul-2014 By Hank Schultz

To what degree are some sports nutrition products feeding consumers’ potentially harmful views of themselves?  A talk on muscle dysmorphia disorder at a recent dietitians’ meeting gave serious cause to wonder.

DASCA, smart prevention, and Dr Oz: Highlights from CRN’s ‘Day on the Hill’

27-Jun-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

The Council for Responsible Nutrition took its ‘tale of two industries’ to Capitol Hill this week for senior level meetings and briefings with key lawmakers, with steroids, weight loss products, and smart prevention featuring on the agenda.

Designer Steroid Control Act introduced in the House

02-Jun-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Reps. Joe Pitts (R-PA) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) have introduced the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act (DASCA) of 2014 in the US House of Representatives, serving as a companion bill to S. 2012, legislation introduced in the Senate in February.

Serial killer’s creatine use no link to ‘roid rage’

28-May-2014 By Shane STARLING

The European sports nutrition sector has defended EU-backed creatine after a friend of Elliot Rodger, the Brit who killed six people at the weekend in California, said the 22-year-old was ‘hooked’ on the workout supplement.

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Sen. Heinrich adds support for Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act

08-May-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

New Mexico’s Sen. Martin Heinrich has announced his support of the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act (DASCA), joining Sen. Whitehouse RI, Sen. Hatch UT and Sen. McCain AZ as a co-sponsor.

Torch passed in Senate during NPA lobbying day

10-Apr-2014 By Hank Schultz in Washington, DC

The Natural Products Association lobbying day began with an address from a new advocate for the industry and ended with remarks from one of the industry’s oldest champions.

‘An important step’: Trade associations and USADA welcome new Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act

11-Feb-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

The introduction of the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014 (DASCA) by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has been met with widespread support by key industry stakeholders.

Bodybuilding.com steroid spiking case shows retailers also responsible for dietary supplements: US Attorney

06-Aug-2012 By Stephen Daniells

The $8.1 million in total fines for Bodybuilding.com and the DeLuca brothers should serve as a reminder for retailers as well as manufacturers of their responsibility to ensure dietary supplements really are dietary supplements, says a US Attorney.

New bill would ensure anabolic steroids are not misrepresented as legitimate dietary supplements, say backers

26-Jul-2012 By Elaine WATSON

New legislation proposed in the Senate this week would help to ensure anabolic steroids are not misrepresented as legitimate dietary supplements by broadening the definition and imposing tougher penalties on firms making and selling them, claim supporters.

Bodybuilding.com boss 'just wants to put steroid spiking case behind him', says attorney

12-Apr-2012 By Elaine Watson

The boss of a leading online retailer accused of selling dietary supplements spiked with steroids just wants to “put this matter behind himself and continue to move the company forward”, says his attorney.

Idaho judge fines firms selling ‘synthetic steroids masquerading as dietary supplements’

23-Jan-2012 By Elaine Watson

Two firms found guilty of selling muscle building supplements laced with unapproved drugs have been fined by a federal court in Idaho.

Market investigation reveals Amazon.com selling illegal steroids

21-Jan-2011 By Shane Starling

An investigation by Californian firm Anti-Doping Research has revealed the ease with which illegal steroids can be purchased, with them freely available at Amazon.com.

Steroid-spiked supplement maker pleads guilty

22-Jan-2010

California-based VMG Global has pleaded guilty of selling products marketed as dietary supplements but illegally spiked with steroids, according to the NY Times.

FDA warns consumers against steroid-containing supplements

29-Jul-2009 By Lorraine Heller

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a public health advisory warning against the use of body building products marketed as supplements but found to contain steroids.

CRN denounces DHEA bill

19-Dec-2007 By Clarisse Douaud

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has expressed concern
over a bill introduced to Congress and aimed at preventing abuse of
dehydroepiandrosterone, or DHEA.

NNFA aims to be heard over scientific issues

07-Mar-2006

Daniel Fabricant, recently appointed VP for scientific affairs at
the National Nutritional Foods Association, spoke to Jess
Halliday about his new role and the role of science in the
industry.

Clean-up sports bills could threaten DHEA

16-Nov-2005 By Jess Halliday

The availability of DHEA may be under threat if any one of a number
of pending clean-up sports bills is used as a vehicle for
legislation that would make it a restricted substance, the industry
associations are warning.

Anabolic steroid act passed

08-Jun-2004

Members of the House of Representatives have passed the Anabolic
SteroidControl Act of 2004, which would make a list of steroid
precursors, including androstenedione, controlled substances under
the Controlled Substances Act.

Sports supplements program offers safety guarantee

02-Feb-2004

A new certification program, which allows supplement manufacturers
to guarantee their products are safe for football players and
contain no illegal substances, has been launched by the National
Football League and NFLPA.

Sports nutrition lab accused of doping

22-Oct-2003

Around 40 professional sportsmen in the US have been requested to
appear in front of a US court to give evidence against the founder
of the California-based supplement firm Balco Laboratories, alleged
to have supplied leading athletes...

Ban proposed on anabolic steroid supplements

20-Jun-2003

The American Medical Association House of Delegates yesterday
called for a ban on the sale of over-the-counter dietary
supplements containing anabolic steroid-like ingredients and its
precursors.

IOC warns on food supplements

04-Apr-2002

Athletes are using increasing amounts of dietary supplements to
help boost their performance, but many of the products they use are
contaminated by substances that could result in positive tests for
anabolic steroids, according to...