Masters Swimming and Illegal Supplements

Originally posted by aquageek What a bunch of crap! Did the manufacturere hold the guy's mouth open and force him to take the "supplement?" A person who's foolish enough to roll the dice with unregulated substances should be prepared for potential consequences. Typical reaction - sue the manufacturer, refuse to take personal responsibility. While suits against manufacturers are often crazy, if someone sells a product with a list of ingredients, but actually includes unlisted ingredients that are illegal in the product I don't see why they should not be held liable for the consequences. If your local bakery started putting a little bit of rat poison in every loaf of bread I doubt you would take the view that it was a matter of personal responsibility on the part of the bread consumer. Btw, I believe that the courts have already awarded the swimmer in question damages.

Originally posted by aquageek What a bunch of crap! Did the manufacturere hold the guy's mouth open and force him to take the "supplement?" A person who's foolish enough to roll the dice with unregulated substances should be prepared for potential consequences. Typical reaction - sue the manufacturer, refuse to take personal responsibility. While suits against manufacturers are often crazy, if someone sells a product with a list of ingredients, but actually includes unlisted ingredients that are illegal in the product I don't see why they should not be held liable for the consequences. If your local bakery started putting a little bit of rat poison in every loaf of bread I doubt you would take the view that it was a matter of personal responsibility on the part of the bread consumer. Btw, I believe that the courts have already awarded the swimmer in question damages.