FDA Flexes Warnings For Steroid Ingredients On Supplement Labels

Warning letters state that ingredients listed on labels for AndroPharm and Hardcore Formulations brand products "are synthetic steroids and do not constitute dietary ingredients" under FDA regulations.

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Ingredients listed on labeling for AndroPharm and Hardcore Formulations brand sports nutrition supplements render them designer steroids, according to FDA warnings letters.

Warning letters submitted June 5 by FDA's Office of Pharmaceutical Quality Operations to AndroPharm LLC, in Boca Raton, Fla., and...

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