by Dan-N on July 29, 2009
Spend any time online looking at bodybuilding supplements and you will see plenty of supplements promising “steroid like results”. How do these supplements product muscle building results similar to steroids? Simple, they illegally use steroids in their supplements!
The FDA Issues a Warning on Steroid Like Supplements
On July 28th, 2009 the FDA issued a warning to consumers…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory warning consumers to stop using any body building products that are represented to contain steroids or steroid-like substances. Many of these products are marketed as dietary supplements.
This advisory was issued along with a warning letter sent to American Cellular Laboratories Inc. for marketing and distributing body building products containing synthetic steroid substances. Although these products are marketed as dietary supplements, they are NOT dietary supplements, but instead are unapproved and misbranded drugs.
The specific supplements mentioned by the FDA were:
- TREN-Xtreme: 19-Norandrosta-4,9-diene-3,17 dione, marketed as “similar to Trenbolone”
- MASS Xtreme: 17α-methyl-etioallocholan-2-ene-17b-ol, marketed as “similar to Methyl Testosterone”
- ESTRO Xtreme: 4-hydroxyandrostenedione (4-OHA)
- AH-89-Xtreme: 5α-androstano[3,2-c]pyrazole-3-one-17β-ol-THP-ether, marketed as “similar to Stanozolol”
- HMG Xtreme: 2α,3α-epithio-17α-methyl-17β-hydroxy-5α-etioallocholane
- MMA-3 Xtreme: Androsta-1,4-dien-3,17-dione, marketed as “similar to Boldenone (Equipoise)”
- VNS-9 Xtreme: 17α-methyl-4-chloro-androsta-1,4-diene-3β,17β-diol, marketed as “similar to Turinabol”
- TT-40-Xtreme: 1-androsterone, marketed as “very similar to 1-Testosterone” and “converts to 1-Testosterone”
For More Information:
FDA Issues Warning on Steroid Like Supplements
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FDA Says Cheerios are a Drug
by Dan-N on July 28, 2009
Cheerios - The New Drug
When we say kids, we are talking particularly about those little tikes 2 and under. Yes, for the under 2 crowd, Cheerios are the newest “it” drug. Okay, before you start wondering if we have been hitting the Cheerios a little too hard ourselves, let’s clear some definitions up…
Cheerios is a Drug
Well, at least that is what our government decided on May5, 2009. It seems the FDA sent a warning letter to General Mills stating that due to the way they label the Cheerios, Cheerios is actually an unapproved new drug under FDA Act 505(a)!
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by Dan-N on July 22, 2009
Last month we reported on the settlement between the Arizona Attorney General and CCN (makers of Acai Pure) and today we find out that the Texas Attorney General has resolved its case with Acai Berry Maxx manufacturer - FXSupplements.Com .
What Did Acai Berry Maxx do wrong?
When customers clicked on the FXsupplements.com or acaiberrymaxx.com advertising links, they were informed that they would have four minutes to place their orders before the free trial of the Acai Berry Maxx product expired. Customers who completed orders were asked to pay a $5.95 shipping and handling fee. To make the required payment, purchasers had to provide their credit or debit card numbers.
The Attorney General’s investigation found that this transaction led customers to a “terms and conditions” page that failed to clearly disclose several problematic provisions. By accepting the “free” 15-day supply valued at $65, customers unwittingly entered into a “negative option” plan with the company. Under this scheme, FXsupplements.com would automatically “renew” orders after the 14-day trial period expired without customers’ express authorization to continue. The renewal forced customers to pay $80 for one-month supplies of Acai Berry Maxx, even after customers demanded cancellation.
Were there other problems with Acai Berry Maxx?
Yes! Let’s see there were the illegal health claims, the deceptive marketing, the failure to ship product in a timely manner, the failure to issue refunds and the list goes on and on. If you want all the details check out the lawsuit that was filed by the Texas Attorney General -
Lawsuit - State of Texas vs AcaiBerryMaxx.Com
Of course FXSupplements.Com does not admit to any wrong doing.
So The Texas Attorney General Threw The Book at Them…Right???
Not exactly the book, maybe a small scrap of paper is a better way to describe it. The good news is that Acai Berry Maxx is no longer being sold and consumers who feel they have been scammed can now try to get a refund. In terms of fines Acai Berry Maxx had to pay… about $6,000.
You Mean $6 Million - right??
Nope - they only had to pay the Texas Attorney General a fine of about $6,000. The owner of the company, Austin Hilton, told the Dallas Business Journal on 7/21/09 that they processed about 4,000 orders a day. As orders resulted in a $80 monthly charge, their sales were about $9.6 Million per month! Clearly a $6,000 fine does not seem like much for a company doing close to $10 million a month in sales.
Resources to Learn More about the Acai Berry Maxx Settlement:
If you would like to receive a refund on the Acai Berry Maxx call 1-877-778-9035
Read the Texas Attorney General Press Release Here
by Dan-N on July 20, 2009
In our article, “Rhodiola Rosea, The Best Energy Supplement You Have Never Heard Of” we began examining the fascinating health benefits of Rhodiola Rosea. In this article we want to give a summary of some of the more impressive health benefits of Rhodiola and its history in the Soviet Union.
The Russian-Afghan War and Rhodiola
In 1980 Russia was involved in a brutal war in Afghanistan. Zakir Ramazanov, fresh off completing a double major in biochemistry and plant physiology in 1978 at a Russian University, was stationed in Afghanistan. Ramazanov wanted to go to graduate school and get his PhD, but first he had to serve his commitment in the Soviet Army.
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