WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Federal investigators announced charges against Dallas-based USPlabs LLC as part of a nationwide crackdown on dietary supplements companies accused of making fraudulent claims.
USPlabs, maker of workout and weight-loss supplements like Jack3d and OxyElite Pro, was singled out in a U.S. Department of Justice statement Tuesday, which said civil and criminal cases against more than 100 manufacturers and marketers of dietary supplements have been launched. An 11-count indictment charges executives at the Dallas company with various counts of unlawful sale of dietary supplements.