IForce Nutrition - guilty in manufacturing and distributing steroids

[TK]

A supplement company investigated by the Food and Drug Administration has pleaded guilty to manufacturing and distributing steroid-tainted supplements.

Tribravus Enterprises, which does business as IForce Nutrition in California, agreed to a deal that would require it to pay a $125,000 fine for pleading guilty to the felony charge.

The charges resulted from a search warrant executed in 2009 that allowed FDA investigators to search the headquarters of bodybuilding.com, a company based in Idaho that distributed the IForce products. The affidavit filed for the search warrant listed more than 60 products sold by the company that contained five controlled substances or designer steroids.


http://www.kivitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13883770&clienttype=printable

[Ron]

Once again, the synthetic steroids...




January 20, 2011: Dietary Supplements Manufacturer Pleads Guilty


For Immediate Release
January 20, 2011


U.S. Department of Justice Press Release
Food and Drug Administration
Office of Criminal Investigations

Tribravus Enterprises, LLC, dba IForce Nutrition, pled guilty today in federal court to causing purported dietary supplements to be unlawfully manufactured and distributed in interstate commerce, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. According to the plea agreement, the products, called “17aPheraFLEX,” “Dymethazine” and “Methadrol,” contained synthetic steroids and were unapproved drugs under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
 
The charge, which carries a maximum fine of $500,000, is a felony because the defendant acted with the intent to defraud or mislead. According to the plea agreement, the parties have agreed to recommend that the defendant pay a $125,000 fine. Also as part of the plea, Tribravus has agreed to implement a testing protocol for its products to ensure future products sold as dietary supplements do not contain synthetic steroids.
 
Tribravus Enterprises is organized in Arizona and does business as IForce Nutrition in Vista, California. The charges were brought in federal court in Idaho because Tribravus delivered its products to a retail company located in Idaho for further distribution throughout the United States.
 
The case was investigated by the Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations.
 
Sentencing is set for April 20, 2011, in Boise before Chief United States District Judge B.
Lynn Winmill.
 



http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/CriminalInvestigations/ucm240665.htm

[Emmortal]

Steroids are steroids, Ron.  There's no difference in what these guys were putting in their "supplements" to what you get from a source.

[Ron]

Steroids are steroids, Ron.  There's no difference in what these guys were putting in their "supplements" to what you get from a source.

Yes, but as of 4-5 years ago, these were legal, until it was changed - same idea as ephedra was.

This year, a few more will go into effect, but they need to find some people who clain it hurt their health to get it done.

[nder98]

I miss good Ole 1AD, that stuff was awesome.

[epic_alien]

Yes, but as of 4-5 years ago, these were legal, until it was changed - same idea as ephedra was.

This year, a few more will go into effect, but they need to find some people who clain it hurt their health to get it done.

land of the free ron, land of the free.

[Fallsview]

Yes, but as of 4-5 years ago, these were legal, until it was changed - same idea as ephedra was.

This year, a few more will go into effect, but they need to find some people who clain it hurt their health to get it done.

Good job Roy at clearing this up and pointing this out!!!



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