More companies found guilty of Amino Spiking

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http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/32131061...rotein-spiking

Protein supplement makerHi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. says rivals Iovate and AllMaxartificially inflated the level of protein in their protein products and then lies to consumers about it, violating federal competition and state consumer protection laws, according to two complaints filed inGeorgia federal court. The lawsuits further alleges violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) act and protein spiking allegations involving Iovate and AllMax Sports Nutrition's protein supplements.

The Iovate lawsuit alleges that Iovate and its CEO Paul Gardiner were engaged in a scheme to defraud consumers as to the MuscleTech NitroTech, MuscleTech Phase8, MuscleTech Platinum 100% Whey, MuscleTech Platinum 100% Iso-Whey, Six Star Whey Protein Plus, Six Star Protein Shakes, Six Star Recovery Protein, Six Star Whey Isolate Plus, and EPIQ Isolate protein powders product's content, quality, characteristics, and/or ingredients, and caused and enabled consumers to purchase Iovate's products instead of Hi-Tech's NitroPro® product.

The lawsuit's allegations include that Iovate's label makes misleading claims about its protein content. For example, the labeling claims that the product contains certain amounts of protein per serving; however, this figure allegedly also includes various amino acids and; the non-amino acid compound, Creatine Monohydrate.

The Allmax lawsuit alleges that Allmax and its CEO Michael Kichuk were engaged in a scheme to defraud consumers as to the AllMax Ultra-Premium 6 Protein Blend HexaPro protein powders product's content, quality, characteristics, and/or ingredients, and caused and enabled consumers to purchase Allmax's products instead of Hi-Tech's NitroPro® product.