A federal judge dismisses all claims against [USPlabs LLC] and GNC Corp. bythe family of a US military member who died during a training exercise while using USPlabs' dimethylamylamine-containing Jack3d because the evidence they presented was unreliable. Citing a report by the Department of Defense in the order overruling the plaintiffs' objections, a judge in the US District Court for the Western Texas District on Jan. 27 said “the evidence does not establish that DMAA-containing products are causally associated with adverse events.” “This victory exonerates USPlabs and proves that these allegations were unfounded,” said lead counsel Bruce Steckler in a Jan. 28 release. In 2013, DoD reported that it could not find a causal link between DMAA and adverse events, particularly the death of four soldiers who took the ingredient, but questioned the ingredient's safety and has maintained a ban on sales of DMAA products at retail stores on military instillations Also see "Military Report Slams DMAA While GNC Claims Victory" - Pink Sheet, 7 August, 2013..
A favorable change in product mix and better pricing driveMead Johnson Nutrition Co. sales in 2015 for the North America/Europe segment up 1% on a reported basis to $1.28bn, the marketer of Enfamil baby formula said Jan. 28. In the fourth quarter, firm's sales of children's products and European allergy products were strong, but the North American/Europe segment dipped 3% on a reported basis to $329.2m due to a difficult comparison with the year-ago quarter's strong sales, the Glenview, Ill.-based firm said