FDA Issues Warning About Body-Building Products Labeled to Contain Steroid and Steroid Like Substances
[6/20/17] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today posted warning letters to Flex Fitness/Big Dan’s Fitness ,...
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Nutrition Company CEO Accused of Illegally Peddling Steroids Lied to Court After Making Bail
Brooklyn federal prosecutors say a businessman accused of illegally peddling steroids told some tall tales about the...
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Nationwide Recall of GEC Laxoplex Due to Presence of Anabolic Steroids
Genetic Edge Compounds is voluntarily recalling all lot codes distributed between February 2, 2015- May 2, 2017 of...
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FDA Alert - Organic Herbal Supply Issues Voluntary Recall of Various Supplements for Sexual Enhancement
Organic Herbal Supply, Inc. announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of all lots of...
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PEAs Harder to Control Than Were Steroids, Experts Say
The presence and proliferation of phenylethylamines in sports nutrition products continues to be a thorn in the side...
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NIH Unveils Dietary Supplements Webpage for Health Professionals
March 23, 2017 04:30 pm News Staff – NIH's Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) has created a...
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Association of Testosterone Replacement With Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Men With Androgen Deficiency
Controversy exists regarding the safety of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) following recent reports of an...
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Congressional Subcommittee Schedules Hearing to Examine Anti-Doping Measures
A U.S. Congressional subcommittee will hear testimony next week from representatives of anti-doping and sports...
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Former Abusers of AAS Exhibit Decreased Testosterone Levels and Hypogonadal Symptoms Years After Cessation
Abstract Aims Abuse of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) is highly prevalent among male recreational...
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Tainted Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements
Multiple products marketed as dietary supplements were recalled by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration this week....
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Sports Leagues Have New Scientific Reason to Get Tough on Steroid Use
According to the new research study entitled "Brain Connectivity Aberrations in Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Users,"...
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SCAN and CPSDA Joint Response Regarding 30% Protein Rule
Background: Discussion at the December 2014 Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports...
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NPA Launches SSCI with GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, Walmart & Whole Foods
The Natural Products Association has officially launched the Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative (SSCI),...
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13 Products Tainted With Hidden Ingredients
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has issued 13 public notifications regarding products that contain hidden...
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FDA Names Permanent Director to Oversee Dietary Supplements
Steven Tave, a lawyer who has been temporarily leading FDA’s Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODSP) since the...
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Body Image Disorders and Abuse of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids Among Men
"During the last several decades, the image of the idealized male body in many countries has shifted toward a...
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Dietary Supplements: 2016 Year in Review
"In 2016, the dietary supplement industry took proactive measures to stay ahead of controversy and to reaffirm...
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Furanyl Fentanyl Joins U-47,700 as the Second Illicit Opioid Banned by DEA
"The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency < a...
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Top 2016 Legal and Regulatory Trends in Dietary Supplement Industry
Natural Products Insider has put together an image gallery with descriptions detailing the top 2016 legal and...
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Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) in Second Phase of Beta-Testing
The much anticipated Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) - a product label database - is moving into the second...
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WADA Publishes Independent Observer Team Report for 2016 Rio Olympic Summer Games
Montreal, 27 October 2016 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes its Independent Observer Team’s (IO...
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FDA Warns of Testosterone Abuse
[10-25-2016] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved class-wide labeling changes for all prescription...
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Trends in Dietary Supplement Use Among US Adults
Question What changes have occurred in the use of dietary supplements by US adults between 1999 and 2012?...
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NFL Drug and Steroid Policies Update
The NFL and NFL Players Association have updated their 2016 Drug and Steroid Policies. This update includes, but is...
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WADA Publishes 2017 Prohibited List
The World Anti-Doping Agency has published the 2017 Prohibited List and a summary of the executive changes that will...
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Is DMAA Coming Back?
DMAA has been illegal for use as an ingredient in dietary supplements for more than 3 years. It still is, but just...
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5 Things to Think About from FDA's New NDI Draft Guidance
Haven’t read the latest NDI draft guidance? You’re not the only one. President of the United Natural Products...
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FDA Rules Vinpocetine Not a Legal Dietary Ingredient
In a notice on the Federal Register , FDA requested comment on “our tentative conclusion that vinpocetine is not a...
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WADA Publishes 2015 Annual Report
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) today published its 2015 Annual Report, under the theme Shaping the Future for...
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FDA Warns of Fatal Risks From Mixing Opioids and Sedatives
Health officials are strengthening warnings about the potentially fatal consequences of mixing prescription...
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DEA Will Ban Chemicals Contained in Kratom
The Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday announced its intention to temporarily ban the chemicals contained in...
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A Guide to Doping's Grey Area
Before the 2016 Olympics had even begun last Friday, they were beset by doping controversies: virtually every...
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FDA Releases New NDI Draft Guidance
"According to he FDA, there are over 55,600 dietary supplements on the market, and about 5,500 new dietary...
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Industry Resources on the Changes to the Nutrition Facts Label
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has compiled a resource of frequently asked questions regarding the newest...
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Consumer Reports Names '15 Supplement Ingredients to Avoid'
The article, 15 Supplement Ingredients to Always Avoid , listed: Aconite; Caffeine Powder; Chaparral; Coltsfoot;...
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FDA Expected to Release NDI Guidance for Dietary Supplement Industry
FDA is expected to issue a revised draft document governing new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications to the...
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Richard McLaren Independent Person Report
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has publicly presented the independent report from Richard McLaren. This report...
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Impact of the Dietary Supplement Industry
The dietary supplement industry has been creating good paying jobs for decades. Dietary supplement manufacturers...
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CRN Names UL for Dietary Supplement Product Registry
UL has been retained to develop and administer the dietary supplement product registry, which is expected to be up...
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WADA Issues Latest Edition of Play True Magazine
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) today released the latest edition of Play True magazine . Every edition...
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Use of Performance-Enhancing Substances
Performance-enhancing substances (PESs) are used commonly by children and adolescents in attempts to improve...
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What's Going on in the Dietary Supplement Industry?
The following article is based on a recent presentation I gave at the annual members retreat of the United Natural...
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AMA Adopts New Policy Discouraging Non-Medical Usage of Nootropics
Responding to the safety concerns generated by a growing use of nootropics, physicians at the 2016 AMA Annual...
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CRN: Dietary Supplements Industry Contributes $122 Billion, 750K Jobs to US Economy
The report, commissioned by the Council for Responsible Nutrition and produced by John Dunham and Associates, found...
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Amendment to Limit Military Access to Dietary Supplement Withdrawn
An amendment tot he National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to impose restrictions on the sale of dietary...
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FDA Criminal Office Said to Be Examining Drug Ostarine in Dietary Supplements
FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) has been reportedly looking into complaints that marketers of sports...
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2014 Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVS) Report
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published its second annual Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) Report, which...
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2015 CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) just released their 2015 Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements....
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CRN Announces Industry-Wide Dietary Supplement Product Registry to be Launched This Year
Washington, D.C., April 13, 2016—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for...
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Methylsynephrine in Dietary Supplements
Methylsynephrine is a substance that does not meet the statutory definition of a dietary ingredient. The Federal...