FDA Warns About Supplements with Steroids
The Food and Drug Administration issued a public health advisory warning consumers to stop using products containing steroids or steroid-like substances, many of which are labeled as dietary supplements. According to an article, the advisory came after FDA investigators raided the offices of American Cellular Labs, looking for evidence the company sells steroids under the guise of a supplement.
The FDA sent a warning letter to the company, saying it was selling unapproved and misbranded drugs and telling the company to explain how to prevent the recurrence of violations. Those products include TREN-Xtreme, MASS Xtreme and six others. The FDA received several reports of adverse effects over two years, including serious liver injury, from the American Cellular products and 15 from similar products made by other manufacturers.
These defective products may be popular among athletes in high school, especially football players, who may not be subjected to a thorough drug-testing program. The FDA warned consumers to be cautious when they buy any dietary supplements, not just the ones that claim to build muscle. Many can be contaminated with potentially dangerous substances.
If the company fails to respond to the FDA warning letter, it could lead to seizure of the products, an injunction to prevent the company from selling them, and possible criminal sanctions.
As a consumer, you have the right to assume that products you purchase or use have been produced in a manner that would ensure that they are safe and free from unreasonable risks. If a company manufactures or sells a product that is hazardous to the user, the company must be held liable for any injuries or fatalities that occurred due to the faulty product.
If you have a Pennsylvania defective product claim, you will require the representation of a Philadelphia Pennsylvania products liability attorney from Cherry, Fieger, and Marciano, LLP to handle all of the complexities involved with this type of case. There are many steps to a product liability case; beginning with proving that the product was in fact defective, next proving the product was the cause of the injury, and finally proving that the product was not used unreasonably. Please contact our firm today to discuss your case with an experienced legal professional.
