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NY Companies Sold Adulterated, Misbranded Dietary Supplements, Feds Say NY Companies Sold Adulterated, Misbranded Dietary Supplements, Feds Say
NY Companies Sold Adulterated, Misbranded Dietary Supplements, Feds Say Federal regulators stepped in when a New York business owner allegedly sold dietary supplements that weren’t all they were cracked up to be. Mohammed Islam agreed to settle a civil complaint from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Brooklyn federal court on Monday, Dec. 18. The complaint, filed in October 2023, alleged that Islam’s Long Island-based companies – Total Body Nutrition, TBN Labs, and Loud Muscle Science – violated federal law by manufacturing and distributing adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements. Specifically, an investigation found that the companies failed…

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by Michael Mashburn
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54-Year-Old Man Dies From Eating Too Much Licorice 54-Year-Old Man Dies From Eating Too Much Licorice
54-Year-Old Man Dies From Eating Too Much Licorice A 54-year-old man has died due to overconsumption of a candy - black licorice. The man, a Massachusetts resident, ate a bag and a half of the candies every day for two weeks prior to his death, the New York Post is reporting. Licorice contains the sweetener glycyyhizic acid, which can deplete a person’s potassium levels and contribute to heart problems, high blood pressure, edema, and lethargy, doctors said in a New England Journal of Medicine article that came out Wednesday, Sept. 23. When the man died - he collapsed inside a fast food restaurant - doctors said he had extremely low …

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by Kristin Palpini
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Three Long Island Companies Ordered To Stop Distributing Misbranded Drugs, Supplements Three Long Island Companies Ordered To Stop Distributing Misbranded Drugs, Supplements
Three Long Island Companies Ordered To Stop Distributing Misbranded Drugs, Supplements Three Long Island corporations have been ordered to stop distributing adulterated and misbranded and unapproved drugs and misbranded dietary supplements. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York announced on Thursday, Dec. 26 that it issued a consent decree to the three corporations, ABH Nature’s Products, Inc., ABH Pharma, Inc., and StockNutra.com, Inc. (together, “ABH”), each of Edgewood in Suffolk County, and their owner, Mohammed Jahirul Islam. The consent decree approved by United States District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall requires ABH and Islam to dest…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Body Builder Turned Attorney Now Running Nassau County Bar Association Body Builder Turned Attorney Now Running Nassau County Bar Association
Body Builder Turned Attorney Now Running Nassau County Bar Association A former bodybuilder who is a trial lawyer at a Mineola law firm is the new Nassau County Bar Association president. Richard D. Collins, a founding partner of the Collins Gann McCloskey & Barry PLLC is the NCBA's 117th president. He was appointed as president at the Installation of NCBA and Nassau Academy of Law Offices and Director June 4 at a ceremony in Mineola, says the bar's announcement. Collins has been an NCBA member for 25 years and served on a variety of committees. He was elected and director and chair of the Long Range Planning Committee and the Publications Committee…

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by Donna Christopher
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Feds File Civil Complaint Against Port Washington Maker Of Dietary Supplements Feds File Civil Complaint Against Port Washington Maker Of Dietary Supplements
Feds File Civil Complaint Against Port Washington Maker Of Dietary Supplements Federal officials are targeting a Long Island company that has allegedly distributed “adulterated” dietary supplements, the Department of Justice announced. The United States has filed a civil complaint against Port Washington-based Confidence USA Inc., its president Helen Chian and manager Jim Chao in an effort to prevent the distribution of supplements in violation of federal law. The company distributes more than 50 dietary supplements under various names such as American Best, USA Natural and The Herbal Store. According to the complaint, the DOJ is seeking a permanent injunction t…

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by Zak Failla