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FDA Warns Against Concentrated Caffeine (Pure Powder & Liquids)
Is caffeine of all things the next on the FDA’s radar? And if so, what do they consider “excessive” enough to be “adulterated”?
A single teaspoon of caffeine powder contains the same amount of caffeine as about 28 cups of coffee. A lethal dose. For the vast majority of supplement history, the FDA has allowed […]
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Hi-Tech’s FDA DMAA Lawsuit Recap (Updated April 2020)
Update April 17, 2020: Hi-Tech Pharma’s request for an En Banc Review (filed October 15, 2019) has been denied. See the Judge’s final response here.
This effectively ends the Hi-Tech DMAA Lawsuit, unless they were to somehow take this to the Supreme Court, which seems unlikely given the current political climate.
BREAKING (August […]
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Nutrition Facts Scam: Dose Low, Round Down, & Multiply!
“Supplement math”.
That’s the phrase we love to use when we see a label that’s just not adding up.
We find ourselves saying it when a label’s active ingredients cannot possibly add up to what the serving size states, an unfortunately not-uncommon occurrence. Oftentimes, it’s fueled by a ridiculous proprietary blend, and at other times, […]
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Robert Tauler Interview: The Laywer Who Sued Enhanced Athlete
Early 2018 was quite a wild time for parts of the supplement industry. A major reason for that is because Nutrition Distribution LLC was neck-deep in several lawsuits, all run through Robert Tauler of the Tauler Smith LLP in Los Angeles, CA.
After our coverage of SARMS and the Nutrition Distribution vs. IronMagLabs lawsuit, Robert […]
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The Supplement Industry 2017 Year in Review: The 10 Biggest Stories
2017 was one to remember. It was filled with incredible highs and lows that make it one of the most tumultuous years in recent memory. As 2018 dawns, we take a look back at the previous 365 days to recount some of the most notable headlines that caught everyone’s attention.
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Hi-Tech Fights to Get its Confiscated DMAA Back (December 2017)
Update May 3, 2019: A judge ordered the US Government to return Hi-Tech’s seized DMAA (see “Government Ordered to Return Five Truckloads of DMAA to Hi-Tech Pharma“), but it was ultimately for naught since Hi-Tech Lost the DMAA case.
Update December 28, 2017: Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals has appealed the Magistrate Judge’s decision denying their request to […]
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Mark Glazier Interviews: NutraBio and Supplement Regulations (2016) | #007
Note: This page and audio feed was published on July 10, 2019, nearly three years after the interviews. They are still relevant to this day, although the plant tour videos will be out of date as NutraBio is constantly expanding their operations.
In November 2016, I flew out to New Jersey to see NutraBio‘s […]
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Keto Connect with Mike: Supplements for Keto | Episode #004
In the fall of 2017, I had the honor of being one of KetoConnect’s first podcast interviewees!
Matt and Megha, the champions of all things keto food and keto recipes, asked me to come on and discuss supplements on the keto diet.
Matt found me due to my video testing creatine on the keto diet […]
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Olympus Labs Re1gn RECALL Announcement (Overdosed Stimulant)
NOTE: This situation has long been resolved, but we’re keeping the article live as a warning to future readers and industry insiders. There was an overdosed batch with a flavor of this supplement, and the situation could have ended far worse than it did. You should only buy supplements from trusted brands who use quality, […]
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The Daniel Armstrong / Ying Zhang DMAA Study Scandal at University of Texas Arlington
This is part three of a six page series researching whether DMAA (1,3 dimethylamylamine) is a natural constituent of geranium flowers. All six parts are linked from our main DMAA in Nature / Geranium page.
In our previous article, we showed how paid researchers found DMAA but claimed that there was an “absense” of […]
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