Keller Rohrback L.L.P. Announces Investigation Regarding Weight-Loss & Workout Supplements Containing Potentially Dangerous A...

Attorney Advertising. Keller Rohrback L.L.P. is currently investigating recent reports that several brands of supplements contain BMPEA, an amphetamine-like stimulant, but do not list it as an ingredient.

Keller Rohrback L.L.P. is currently investigating recent reports that several brands of supplements contain BMPEA, an amphetamine-like stimulant, but do not list it as an ingredient. (Photo: Business Wire)

The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) documented two years ago that BMPEA was present in popular supplements marketed to help consumers lose weight, improve athletic performance, and enhance cognitive function. BMPEA is known as a “designer stimulant” that is often labeled as a plant extract, such as acacia rigidula.

Dr. Pieter Cohen, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, is the lead author of a new study that found BMPEA in several popular supplements. That study concluded that BMPEA has not before been sold as a food or supplement and, therefore, is not a legitimate supplement ingredient. The supplements identified in the study and recent reports as including BMPEA, sorted by their manufacturers, are:

• Manufacturer: GAT Supplements
  • JetFuel Superburn
  • JetFuel T-300
• Manufacturer: iForce Nutrition
  • Dexaprine XR
• Manufacturer: iSatori, Inc. (OtherOTC:IFIT)
  • MX-LS7
• Manufacturer: Vitacost.com, Inc. (NasdaqGS:VITC)
  • Aro Black Series Burn
• Manufacturer: Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. (NasdaqGS:HITK)
  • Black Widow
  • Fastin-XR
  • Lipodrene Hardcore
  • Lipodrene Xtreme
  • Stimerex-ES
  • Yellow Scorpion

Despite including BMPEA, none of those supplements reportedly list it as an ingredient. Some of these supplements are currently available at Vitamin Shoppe (NYSE:VSI), one of the country’s largest retailers of supplements, as well as GNC (NYSE:GNC), Target (NYSE:TGT), Walgreens (NasdaqGS:WBA), and Walmart (NYSE:WMT).

In December, the Canadian government issued a public health alert about BMPEA to consumers: “Amphetamine stimulants can increase blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature; lead to serious cardiovascular complications (including stroke) at high doses; suppress sleep and appetite, and be addictive.” American adults spend an estimated $30 billion a year on dietary supplements. If you have purchased one of the above-listed supplements and would like to know more about your rights, please contact attorney Amy Williams-Derry at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].

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