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Company: Defyned Brands
Penalty: $4,500,000
Year: 2024
Date: January 12, 2024
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: food safety violation
Violation Description: Defyned Brands, an Austin, Texas, company also known as 5 Star Nutrition LLC, pleaded guilty to a three-count information charging it with distributing misbranded dietary supplements. Pursuant to the plea agreement, the company admitted that from September 2018 to July 2020, it delivered into interstate commerce misbranded dietary supplements, which are considered a type of food under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). The company specifically admitted that shipments of products known as Epivar, Alpha Shredded and Laxobolic were misbranded. According to the plea agreement, the products contained ingredients mislabeled as dietary ingredients or not listed on the product label. The products at issue were marketed as workout supplements and sold at 5 Star Nutrition retail locations. As part of the plea, the company agreed to forfeit $4.5 million and comply with the terms of a compliance program and certain compliance reporting requirements.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
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