Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has announced his intention to introduce legislation amending the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act in areas that would affect dietary supplements, including the sports nutrition category. The bill would: establish new facility registration requirements to identify all brands, products, and ingredients; redefine “new dietary ingredients” based on a FDA list…
Legal Muscle Supplement By Rick Collins, J.D. [(C) 2006, 2008 by Rick Collins, J.D., and Legal Muscle Publishing, Inc., All rights reserved.] When the original edition of Legal Muscle: Anabolics in America was published in late 2002, the topic of anabolic steroids was below the radar screen of the average American. Things are very different…
Editor in Chief Jim Schmaltz of Physical Magazine offers his take on the efforts of California state senator Jakie Speier to curb teen steroid abuse without properly differentiating steroids from dietary supplements: Miss Informed BY Jim Schmaltz, Editor in Chief, Physical Magazine Meet Jackie Speier. Smart woman. Courageous, too. She survived multiple gun-shot wounds as…
The Response to the “Pills in the Locker” by Sports Bodies and Congress by Rick Collins, Esq. Anabolic Steroid Precursors and the NCAA Most professional and amateur competitive sports have banned anabolic steroids since the 1980s. Among the substances banned in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) list of banned-drug classes are “anabolic agents.” [Bylaw…
The FDA has proclaimed that any dietary supplement containing androstenedione is “adulterated,” and cannot be legally marketed. The agency sent warning letters to nearly two dozen companies asking them to cease distribution, threatening criminal prosecution for violations. A White Paper has been written to support FDA’s safety concerns, which are based on the “androgenic and…
