DoJ announces misdemeanor charges against firm warned about making unapproved claims of treating STDs and cancer for products marketed as dietary supplements, while FDA continues finding the banned weight loss drug sibutramine in products.

The convictions in federal district courts ought to interest supplement industry stakeholders long calling for DoJ and FDA to prosecute criminal charges stemming from investigations of spiked supplements, but likely will also prompt calls for authorities to drill down with charges against the sources of the products.

Diverting PSE for meth among four criminal charges against N.J. firms also marketing adulterated hoodia; and complaint on Florida firm's STD claims comes four years after warning about possible prosecutions.