Posted on 09/25/2009 9:31:32 AM PDT by Domandred
Thursday's raid followed a two-year criminal investigation into the company and corporate officers, including founder Ryan DeLuca, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to search warrants filed in U.S. District Court.
The searches were conducted at Bodybuilding.com's headquarters at 2026 S. Silverstone Way, Meridian, and its warehouse off Gowen Road in south Boise, after two warrants were signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy W. Dale, said Wendy Olson, an assistant U.S. attorney in Boise.
DeLuca could not be reached for comment, but a spokeswoman said the company is cooperating fully in the investigation.
"We are not the manufacturers of the products in question and will continue to work with the FDA on this inquiry," said Amanda Cheslock, the spokeswoman.
"We have no further comment at this time."
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oh goody. The Feds going after ‘roids. Now that’s a really big deal. ACORN, terrorists, Iran, those are all just littl things
‘This raid comes days before a hearing scheduled in the Senate to talk about the multibillion-dollar supplement industry.
Critics say it is grossly underregulated. ‘
Joy. No amino acids for you! FDA for everything! We are such fools.
23 out of 31 is pretty significant. But the feds should go after the manufacturers, not the distributors.
I just yesterday received a head harness I had ordered from this company.
The article says consumers were warned not to purchase the products due to possibility of liver disease or pulmonary embolism. The article did not say, however, if stores/vendors were required to cease selling such products.
Looks like the Feds are looking to gather attention for the coming investigation.
Sounds significant, but I'm sure 31 products is a very small portion of their product lines. Seems more to me like the FDA guy picked his purchases in an effort to get a high hit rate.
Feds still going after the wrong people though. I'll bet some of those products are sitting on my local Walmart shelves right now, but don't see them raiding Walmart.
Feds need to go after the manufacturers, not the small successful business owner.
I agree with you.
I am a former bodybuilder and a master distributor for bodybuilding supplements.
This is a highly unregulated industry. No one in the supply chain is required to prove the authenticity of their products. Raw materials manufacturers have a vested interest in making sure their goods are potent. New supplement companies have a vested interest in making sure their products work. Retailers want products that people will buy and buy again.
It often seemed to me that the left hand DIDN’T WANT TO KNOW what the right hand was doing.
The fed thugs just smell money. We need to clean the trash in DC. It smells like sh*t there.
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