12.13.16
GNC Holdings Inc. (GNC), Pittsburgh, PA, the world’s largest dietary supplement retailer, has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to reform its practices related to potentially unlawful dietary ingredients and dietary supplements, and has further promised to embark on a series of voluntary initiatives designed to improve the quality and purity of dietary supplements.
The non-prosecution agreement resolves GNC’s liability for selling certain dietary supplements produced by Dallas, TX-based USPlabs, LLC, a firm currently under indictment. As part of the agreement, GNC has agreed to pay $2.25 million to the U.S. government and cooperate in dietary supplement investigations conducted by the government.
A lengthy investigation conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, and the Consumer Protection Branch of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division revealed that G
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