Consumers Who Bought MuscleTech, Six Star, EPIQ or fuel: one Protein Products Could Get Up to $300 From a Class Action Settlement

[The Solution]

Consumers Who Bought MuscleTech, Six Star, EPIQ or fuel: one Protein Products Could Get Up to $300 From a Class Action Settlement


http://www.tulsacw.com/story/3070518...ion-settlement


SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Dec. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP in the lawsuit Eashoo v. Iovate, No. 2:15-cv-1726.


A Settlement has been reached with Iovate Health Sciences U.S.A., Inc. ("Iovate"), concerning the marketing of certain protein products sold under the brand names MuscleTech, Six Star, EPIQ and fuel: one. The lawsuit claims Iovate misrepresented that certain protein products had higher levels of protein than what was actually contained in the products. As a result, the protein products contained less protein than what was represented on labels, packaging, and in advertising. Iovate denies these claims and denies any wrongdoing.


Persons who purchased one or more eligible MuscleTech, Six Star, EPIQ, or fuel: one protein products between March 10, 2011 to November 10, 2015 are included in the Settlement. The Settlement applies to protein shakes and beverages, both in liquid (ready to drink) and powdered form, as well as, bars and gels. A complete list of included products and additional information regarding who is included in the Settlement is available at www.ProteinSettlement.com or by calling 1-866-759-6512.


The Settlement provides for the creation of a $2.5 million Settlement Fund that will be used to pay money to eligible Class Members, attorneys' fees and costs, and a class representative incentive award. Iovate has also agreed to change some of its business practices, including modifying its testing, labeling, packaging, and advertising of the amount protein contained in the Protein Products.


Eligible Class Members who file timely and valid claims may receive: (1) up to $300 per household if they file valid claim with proof of purchase, or (2) up to $50 per household if they file a valid claim without proof of purchase.

[The Solution]

and y, pay back the folks that bought the protein. i never had any bad dealings with my MUSCLETECH-SIX STAR.

It it has to deal with the claims on the product and not meting what was on the labels (protein content and protein spiking )

[Jaredmus]

It it has to deal with the claims on the product and not meting what was on the labels (protein content and protein spiking )

so sick of people taking the short cut. This effects people more so that track every macro, because they don't know what they are getting.

[Mobster]

and y, pay back the folks that bought the protein. i never had any bad dealings with my MUSCLETECH-SIX STAR.

The settlement suggests you THOUGHT you didn't but you DID. In essence you wasn't getting what the label said.

[The Solution]

It says 27g per scoop on their Phase 8, but when tested it comes out lower. They are using lower grade BCAA's to spike protien content instead of using regular WPC/WPI in their product.

https://blog.priceplow.com/protein-s...o-acid-spiking

The real trouble starts when you see any free form amino acid added to your protein’s ingredient listing, and there’s no amino acid profile on the label.
At this point, it’s next to impossible to tell how much of your whey protein is really whey protein and how much is just filler amino acid content.

So, if you don’t want this extra stuff in your protein, the rule of thumb is to simply not buy any product where aminos like taurine, glycine, glutamine, or creatine have been added to the ingredient listing without a full amino acid profile disclosure.



Several class action lawsuits have been filed against various brands, and several more are on the way. This section will be updated with all known suits:

• July 1, 2014: Body Fortress Lawsuit
• November 4, 2014: A GNC and 4 Dimension Nutrition joint class action
• November 11, 2014: The CVS Lawsuit was filed regarding CVS Whey Protein Powder.
• Giant Sports (Delicious Protein)
• November 13, 2014: Inner Armour Class Action Lawsuit (Mass Peak and Nitro Peak)
• November 19, 2014: New Whey Lawsuit (Multi-Pro)
• November 19, 2014: Pro Supps PS Whey Lawsuit served.
• November 19, 2014: Fit Foods (Mutant Whey)
• ALLMAX Lawsuit (Hexapro Protein Powder)
• January 23, 2015: CytoSport Muscle Milk Family Lawsuit (note that this is not for spiking! It’s allegedly just under-dosed protein and not having L-Glutamine!)
• January 28, 2015: MusclePharm Arnold Schwarzenegger Iron Mass

so u r sayin', that when the protein comp, says 60gs of protein pre servin' right, yet i read it as 60gs of protein, whic they say in tiny print, made of of 2 scoops of protein, that what made it 60gs. so 30gs of one scoop of protein. so u only use one scoop pf protein, u r only gettin' 30gs, which makes sense to me. now as for MUSCLETECH-SIX STAR, spikin' the protein, that i do not now of.

[Poker face Ace]

Are u suing OP?

[Mobster]

so u r sayin', that when the protein comp, says 60gs of protein pre servin' right, yet i read it as 60gs of protein, whic they say in tiny print, made of of 2 scoops of protein, that what made it 60gs. so 30gs of one scoop of protein. so u only use one scoop pf protein, u r only gettin' 30gs, which makes sense to me. now as for MUSCLETECH-SIX STAR, spikin' the protein, that i do not now of.

No. Read the solutions reply.

[The Solution]

so u r sayin', that when the protein comp, says 60gs of protein pre servin' right, yet i read it as 60gs of protein, whic they say in tiny print, made of of 2 scoops of protein, that what made it 60gs. so 30gs of one scoop of protein. so u only use one scoop pf protein, u r only gettin' 30gs, which makes sense to me. now as for MUSCLETECH-SIX STAR, spikin' the protein, that i do not now of.

and like i said before:

Muscletech's Phase 8 has added glycine and taurine.
If they're naturally occurring in the AA profile it's fine. What you have to look out for if it's added as ingredients.

[The Solution]

http://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-s...248696-248696/


This class action settlement is for anyone who purchased the affected Iovate protein products from March 10, 2011 until Nov. 10, 2015.


The products that are part of this class action settlement include:


Six Star Whey Protein Plus Elite Series
Six Star Whey Protein Plus Professional Strength Elite Series
Six Star Whey Protein Isolate Elite Series
Six Star Whey Protein Isolate Professional Strength Elite Series
Six Star Casein Elite Series
Six Star Casein Professional Strength Elite Series
Six Star Muscle Building Milkshake Elite Series
Six Star Muscle Building Milkshake Professional Strength Elite Series
Six Star Mass Gainer Professional Strength Elite Series
Six Star Recovery Protein Elite Series
Six Star 100% Whey Isolate Protein Gel
Six Star Protein Bars
MuscleTech MassTech Performance Series
MuscleTech MassTech
MuscleTech Nitro-Tech Performance Series
MuscleTech Nitro-Tech Hardcore Pro Series
MuscleTech Phase8 Performance Series
MuscleTech Anabolic Halo Performance Series
MuscleTech Nitro Isolate 65 Pro Series
EPIQ Isolate
EPIQ Gainer
fuel one Complex-1

[Jaredmus]

Great find getting it down to specific products. Almost if not the entire six star line. Glad to see none of the platinum/iso whey on that list

[Mobster]

and like i said before:

Muscletech's Phase 8 has added glycine and taurine.
If they're naturally occurring in the AA profile it's fine. What you have to look out for if it's added as ingredients.

If his grammars anything to go by reading as to how he'd been ripped off may be a struggle ha ha

[bigmikecox]

who has a receipt from THAT long ago!

[The Solution]

Most online sites you order form keep their records of transactions, you can go back and print them out at anytime.

who has a receipt from THAT long ago!