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In July 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Nutrabio Labs for allegedly misleadingly marketing its glutamine dietary supplements – including Glutamine, Glutamine AKG, Extreme Nitric Stack, CGT-Max Powder, and Reload V5 – as “Support[ing] Muscle Growth” and “Speed[ing] Muscle Recovery” when, according to the complaint, scientific studies have shown that glutamine supplements do not provide any benefits to the body. (Kim et al v. Nutrabio Labs, Inc., Case No. 18-cv-11480, D.N.J.)
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