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04-05-2008, 07:44 PM
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/05/content_7921252.htm
WASHINGTON, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday that at its request U.S. Marshals on Wednesday seized nearly 1.3 million U.S. dollars of illegal dietary supplements from a Michigan-based company.
The products, made by LG Sciences in Brighton, Michigan, contain unapproved food additives or new dietary ingredients that cause the products to violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, FDA said in a statement.
Labeled as dietary supplements, the seized products were marketed for use by body builders and sold on-line and in retail stores under the names "Methyl 1-D", "Methyl 1-D XL" and "Formadrol Extreme XL."
"Working with the FDA, we are taking prompt civil action to protect the public health by seizing these illegal products and forestalling their shipment into the stream of commerce in any manner that could create harm to the public," said U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Murphy.
FDA recommended that consumers who still have the products should strongly consider discussing the use of these products with their health care professionals.
On March 2006, FDA warned Legal Gear, the predecessor of LG Sciences, to cease distribution of a different product that was marketed as a dietary supplement but was actually an unapproved new drug containing synthetic steroids.
WASHINGTON, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday that at its request U.S. Marshals on Wednesday seized nearly 1.3 million U.S. dollars of illegal dietary supplements from a Michigan-based company.
The products, made by LG Sciences in Brighton, Michigan, contain unapproved food additives or new dietary ingredients that cause the products to violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, FDA said in a statement.
Labeled as dietary supplements, the seized products were marketed for use by body builders and sold on-line and in retail stores under the names "Methyl 1-D", "Methyl 1-D XL" and "Formadrol Extreme XL."
"Working with the FDA, we are taking prompt civil action to protect the public health by seizing these illegal products and forestalling their shipment into the stream of commerce in any manner that could create harm to the public," said U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Murphy.
FDA recommended that consumers who still have the products should strongly consider discussing the use of these products with their health care professionals.
On March 2006, FDA warned Legal Gear, the predecessor of LG Sciences, to cease distribution of a different product that was marketed as a dietary supplement but was actually an unapproved new drug containing synthetic steroids.