Blackstone Labs' lie made them millions

[Curt James]

Blackstone's lie made them millions

Blackstone Labs trying to pass off its products as nutritional supplements

By Kyle Swenson
March 17, 2015

There's always going to be money in hawking supplements to gym rats looking to fast-track their way to Schwarzenegger-style bods. But one Boca Raton-based supplement company has recently been hit with a lawsuit filed by a competitor. The legal action claims that Blackstone Labs is trying to pass off its products as nutritional supplements but that they are made of dangerous and banned synthetic analog drugs. The legal action cracks open a window on the murky landscape of supplements following recent congressional actions aimed at regulating the industry — moves that have just made everything more confusing.

Blackstone is an online outlet selling supplements and other products aimed at serious weightlifters. Nutrition Distribution, an Arizona-based company, admittedly competes with Blackstone in the supplement game. But the company says the Florida outfit's two popular items – Super DMZ 2.0 and Angel Dust – are “marketed as being natural supplements, when, in fact, they contain illegal synthetic ingredients. Blackstone's lie made them millions,” while Nutrition Distribution's “unadulterated product struggled to gain market share.” Now the company is suing Blackstone for false advertising.

Nutrition Distribution, an Arizona-based company, admittedly competes with Blackstone in the supplement game. But the company says the Florida outfit's two popular items – Super DMZ 2.0 and Angel Dust – are “marketed as being natural supplements, when, in fact, they contain illegal synthetic ingredients. Blackstone's lie made them millions,” while Nutrition Distribution's “unadulterated product struggled to gain market share.” Now the company is suing Blackstone for false advertising.

DMZ 2.0, which launched in 2014, has two main ingredients, according to the lawsuit: dymethazine and methylsten, two illegal substances. But Blackstone has allegedly “falsely labeled their steroid as a 'nutritional supplement,' giving users the massive gains of an illegal steroid and a false sense of security.”

The lawsuit continues: “Indeed, on December 13, 2014, President Obama signed into the 'Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014,” which explicitly banned analogs of substances previously banned, including Super DMZ 2.0.

But Blackstone is still selling the product, according to the lawsuit.

Despite what is or isn't on the label, DMZ 2.0 seems incredibly popular with users because it produces results. "This is definitely one of the stronger pro-hormones out there. This is definitely for advanced users only," one reviewer online stated in a YouTube video. "You don't want to take this if you're a beginner."

"Strength up, insane pumps in just two weeks," a user gloated on a supplement message board.

"Took Super DMZ for a month two pills a day, gained about 8 pounds on my normal clean eating diet," another glowing reviewing states. "No change in diet while taking. Went from flat benching 260 once to 315 easily once. Talk about gains, looked and felt like an alpha male!"



The company's other popular item is a preworkout supplement called Angel Dust. Ads for the stuff tout its “kick-ass” ingredient “AMP Citrate.” Blackstone “falsely claimed on Angel Dust labels that AMP Citrate is 'extracted from the aroma of Poucheng tea,' when in reality it is a synthetic ingredient with a virtually identical structure to DMAA, a product banned by the FDA in 2013,” the lawsuit says.

A call to Blackstone's Boca Raton headquarters was not returned. Palm Beach County court records don't list other lawsuits against the company. The company, however, seems to have anticipated the changing tide in regulation. In 2014, right after Congress passed the ban that eventually would land on Obama's desk, the company's two heads, Aaron Singerman and P.J. Braun, posted a video on YouTube outlining how the company was planning to respond to the changes.

"We're really not stressed out by this situation — we've been preparing for it for awhile," Braun states in the video. "Blackstone Labs will keep on doing what it always does."



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[Curt James]

I love Super DMZ. Lie to me some more! lol

[Curt James]

In other news...



P.J. is a great guy. Dat jacket doe. O.o

Of course, not everyone can look as good as me in a jacket.



...

Wait, what?

[Musclepapa John]

Hanging with MOB. That's just awesome

[Curt James]

Yeah, I'm a mover and shaker.

My star is on the rise!

-_-

[davidcua]

I usually love great success stories and people being successful in their endeavors or business. I'm that kind of guy (Even if i live in France and our president is the Shitty François Hollande left wing).

But Blackstone labs success and Prime Success made me want to vomit. There garbage products sells only because of smart marketing (which would be cool if the product wasn't worthless). I would prefer Supplements line that are effective and that only brings quality like species or Levrone signature series or Pulsin to be successful as hell, because in if their products are pricy, there only is the best ingredients in it. And every product as a real purpose (other than selling ^^ , salt, carbs and amino acids of shity quality and call it an intra workout. )

Well I guess the people become more educated about what they buy, this would prevent these Kind of companies (Blackstone labs etc.. ) to make money on the back of uneducated people. That's actually a little sad.

[davidcua]

In other news...



P.J. is a great guy. Dat jacket doe. O.o

Of course, not everyone can look as good as me in a jacket.



...

Wait, what?

The Conor Mc Gregor way Curt !

[guruhonza]

Davidcua's vomit

Do you get paid for this? I hope you do.

[warthog]

You should be happy that they're willing to take a risk and be sneaky in an attempt to provide a product that actually works hahaha

[strainandgain]

Do you get paid for this? I hope you do.

You should be happy that they're willing to take a risk and be sneaky in an attempt to provide a product that actually works hahaha

This and This.

Davidcua with the same ole song and dance.

[Curt James]

The Conor Mc Gregor way Curt !

[Curt James]

Do you get paid for this? I hope you do.

You can't fault him for liking Species Nutrition products, Honza.

And I'm definitely not getting paid for that opinion.

[Curt James]

This and This.

Davidcua with the same ole song and dance.

What's the deal with Levrone's supplements? Garbage?

Prime has basic supplements - glutamine, creatine, etc. I've never heard anyone dismiss creatine. Glutamine? I've read many say it's worthless but have a tub at home... purchased after Jay Cutler said he used 10 grams over the course of the day?

curt = easily led by marketing

And I'd be the last one to speak out against Super DMZ Rx, but it's not a multi-vitamin. That's what the lawsuit is about, right? Well, that and money. It's always about money.

[HTW]

Do you get paid for this? I hope you do.

Do you get paid for being a "fan boi" ??

[guruhonza]

You can't fault him for liking Species Nutrition products, Honza.

And I'm definitely not getting paid for that opinion.

He's Levrone guy first, isnt he?