U.S. Marshals Seize Body-Building Supplements

The Food and Drug Administraton has alleged that certain "body-building" products distributed by LG Sciences LLC contain unapproved food additives 1,4,6-androstatriene-3,17-dione (ATD) and 3,6,17-androstenetrione (6-OXO).

On May 11, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan entered a consent decree that condemns and forfeits to the United States for destruction about $1.3 million worth of Methyl 1-D, Methyl 1-D XL and Formadrol Extreme XL. At the request of the FDA, U.S. Marshals seized more than 23,300 bottles of the dietary supplement products, which were marketed for use by body builders and distributed on the Internet and in …