Another supplement company has been warned by the FDA.
The Los Angeles Times reports:
The agency also issued a warning letter to American Cellular Laboratories Inc. for marketing and distributing body-building products containing synthetic steroid substances. The FDA said that although these products are marketed as dietary supplements, they are actually unapproved and misbranded drugs.
The FDA has received five adverse-event reports, including serious liver injury, in men taking products marketed as dietary supplements by American Cellular Laboratories including TREN-Xtreme and MASS Xtreme. Acute liver injury is known to be a possible side effect of using products that contain anabolic steroids. Some of the cases resulted in hospitalization, but there were no reports of death or acute liver failure.
“Products marketed for body-building and claiming to contain steroids or steroid-like substances are illegal and potentially quite dangerous,†said Commissioner of Food and Drugs Margaret A. Hamburg. “The FDA is taking enforcement action today to protect the public.â€
It looks like things could become more challenging for supplement companies as the FDA is paying close attention. Don’t be surprised if you hear about more companies getting warnings from the FDA in the coming months.
