$1.3M illegal diet supps seized in US raids

US federal agents have seized over $1.3 million of illegal dietary supplements, which the Food and Drug Administration alleged to be "adulterated" under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The operation was carried out by US Marshals in Brighton, Michigan. Dietary supplements valued at $1,301,712 from LG Sciences, were confiscated, the FDA said, "because the products contain unapproved food additives and/or new dietary ingredients that cause the products to violate the law."

Although labeled as dietary supplements, the FDA claims the products are marketed on-line and in retail stores for use by body builders. The seized dietary supplements were branded as Methyl 1-D, Methyl 1-D XL and Formadrol Extreme XL.

Previously, federal investigators had tested samples of these goods and found them to contain one or more unapproved food additives or new dietary ingredients for which there is inadequate information to provide reasonable assurance that the ingredients do not present a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury.