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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 25, 2005
Oakmont, Pa
Banned Ephedra Seized
Federal marshals on Wednesday seized dietary supplements from an Oakmont fitness shop that had previously been notified about a Food and Drug Administration ban on the weightloss aid ephedra.
The marshals took the action after the U.S. attorney's office filed a forfeiture complaint against ATF Fitness Products Inc. on Pennsylvania Avenue, at the request of the FDA.
Last year, federal prosecuters said, FDA inspected ATF and conducted lab tests on two of it's products, SciFit Procuts and Thermogen II. U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan said the products either contained ephedrine alkaloids or carried claims that they contained ephedrine when they didn't.:nono:
The value of the items seized is $13,500.
Last February, FDA found that supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids are dangerous and on April 12 the agency's ban went into effect.
February 25, 2005
Oakmont, Pa
Banned Ephedra Seized
Federal marshals on Wednesday seized dietary supplements from an Oakmont fitness shop that had previously been notified about a Food and Drug Administration ban on the weightloss aid ephedra.
The marshals took the action after the U.S. attorney's office filed a forfeiture complaint against ATF Fitness Products Inc. on Pennsylvania Avenue, at the request of the FDA.
Last year, federal prosecuters said, FDA inspected ATF and conducted lab tests on two of it's products, SciFit Procuts and Thermogen II. U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan said the products either contained ephedrine alkaloids or carried claims that they contained ephedrine when they didn't.:nono:
The value of the items seized is $13,500.
Last February, FDA found that supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids are dangerous and on April 12 the agency's ban went into effect.