Many companies market synthetic steroids as dietary supplements

King Mo Lawal admitted that he had taken a dietary supplement which was tainted. As it turned out to be, that supplement contained 2 ingredients that were synthetic steroids. According to this fighter and his manager, consumption of this product led to positive for Masteron.
This fighter noticed during an interview for MMA Hour that he had bought “S-Mass Lean Gainer” in a Max Muscle store in April, 2010. This supplement was produced by Steel Body Production.
But this is not the situation, when steroid ingredients are not disclosed. Synonyms of prohibited medicines are listed on the label of this supplement. In fact, these steroids were the subjects of certain debates between anti-doping organizations and federal regulators since 2005. They are following:  2a-17a-Dimethyl-5aandrost-3-one 17b-ol and 4-Chloro-17a-Methyl-a-andro4-ene3, 17b-diol. These drugs are better known under the names: Superdrol and Promagnon.
As for Superdrol, it goes by methyldrostanolone, methasteron and 2a-17a-Dimethyl-5aandrost-3-one 17b-ol. So, methylated version of Masteron was defined in the urine sample of Lawal by a proper lab of the anti-doping agency.
The pharmaceutical company Anabolic Resources was the first which manufactured Superdrol as a dietary supplement. It was over 5 years ago. This company was charged with elaborating of a new unapproved drug. Later Anabolic Resources pleaded guilty and acknowledged that they had sold a synthetic steroid as a dietary supplement.  As a result, this pharmaceutical company had to pay a fine of 500, 000 dollars.
As for Promagnon, it also originally appeared as a dietary supplement in 2005 by Peak Performance’ Labs. The government didn’t take any action against the company for manufacturing and selling this steroid. But the company decided to stop manufacturing this product in 2006.
Although legal status of these two products is controversial, many companies have produced and distributed them as dietary supplements during about 6 years. Of course, persons that are involved in this industry know about the status of these products but they continue to sell them.
The manager for Lawal notes that the full responsibilities must be taken by the companies that market synthetic steroids as dietary supplements. He believes that such companies misguide consumers intentionally.