iFORCE Nutrition Raided
October 4, 2009
By: Johnny Justice
Sa
n Diego based iFroce Nutrition was raided by FDA agents amid suspicions it is manufacturing and selling illegal substances. A search warrant affidavit issued for iFORCE Nutrition’s Vista offices and warehouse at 1305 Hot Spring Way appears to be part of a larger federal probe into tainted supplements. According to FDA documents, a lab found that they contained various anabolic steroids. One of them is Madol or DMT, a powerful designer steroid used by elite athletes. David Nelson, the owner of iFORCE Nutrition, did not return a phone message left at his San Marcos home by reporters.
“These are significant steps, but unfortunately even after these raids you can still purchase Madol on places like Amazon.com , like we did on Sunday,” said Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
According to government officials, the FDA does not receive any notice on any of the ingredients coming into the market before they hit store shelves. This flawed process does not allow the FDA to effectively regulate them. In July, the FDA issued a public health advisory for bodybuilding supplements claiming to deliver steroid-like results.
“Adverse event reports received by the FDA . . . include cases of serious liver injury, stroke, kidney failure and pulmonary embolism,” the July 28 advisory says.
SOURCE: SignONSanDiego.com
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