BMPEA
Industry Responds to Oregon AG Lawsuit Against GNC
The natural products industry is responding to a lawsuit filed by Oregon Attorney General (AG) Ellen Rosenblum alleging that supplement retailer GNC (Pittsburgh, PA) violated the state’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act. The lawsuit accuses GNC of selling workout supplements containing picamilon, a prescription drug used to treat neurological conditions. Acting Deputy Director of the Dietary […]
Vitamin Shoppe Agrees to Stop Selling BMPEA Supplements
New Jersey-based Vitamin Shoppe Inc. has reached an agreement with Oregon and Vermont’s attorney generals on prohibiting the sale of BMPEA-containing supplements, just weeks after Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demanded that a handful of supplement companies cease distribution of products that contain BMPEA. The retailer also pulled all products with Acacia rigidula, unless testing […]
NPA CEO Says BMPEA Ban is Wasteful
Natural Products Association (NPA) CEO and Executive Director Daniel Fabricant, PhD, former director of The Division of Dietary Supplement Programs at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recently commented on Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY), call for the FDA to ban any product containing the stimulant BMPEA. “The Natural Products Association strongly believes that banning products […]
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