Government Seizes Dietary Supplements Containing Unsafe Food Additive In Three States

The Department of Justice has favorably resolved three actions it filed in Arizona, Pennsylvania and South Carolina, to seize and condemn dietary supplements containing the unsafe food additive 1,3-dimethylamylamine, commonly known as DMAA, an amphetamine-like stimulant that has been linked to at least 86 adverse health events.  According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and federal law, the sale of DMAA in interstate commerce is illegal, and consumers should not buy or use dietary supplements containing DMAA.