FDA Targets Supplements Claiming to Cure Diabetes

FDA Targets Supplements Claiming to Cure Diabetes

After discovering various products with false marketing claims, the FDA targets supplements claiming to cure Diabetes. Ten companies were warned that certain marketing examples crossed the line when they asserted the ability to diagnose, cure, treat, mitigate or...
Be Aware of Dietary Supplement Knockoffs

Be Aware of Dietary Supplement Knockoffs

Be aware of dietary supplement knockoffs. A “knockoff” is defined as a cheaper copy of an expensive and/or popular product in other words, a fake or counterfeit. Buyers, looking for a good deal, can’t believe their luck finding what they want at a price that’s almost...
The Dos and Don’ts of Supplement Labeling

The Dos and Don’ts of Supplement Labeling

Earlier this year, the FDA announced it had recently sent warning letters to 10 companies for illegally selling dietary supplements because of unapproved claims. This is a brief overview of the Dos and Don’ts of supplement labeling. Dietary supplements are...
FDA Seizes $1.3M Worth of Kratom

FDA Seizes $1.3M Worth of Kratom

The FDA seizes $1.3M worth of Kratom included in dietary supplements alongside bulk dietary ingredients also containing Kratom. The Food and Drugs Administration’s announcement that U.S. Marshals seized dietary supplements containing kratom ignited a war of...
Sketchy Ingredients in Dietary Supplements

Sketchy Ingredients in Dietary Supplements

When it comes to cutting-edge ingredients, sports nutrition has a history of having questionable and sketchy ingredients in dietary supplements. Prohormones, 1,3-dimethyamylamine (DMAA) and selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) are infamous examples of...