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Suspended Phillies’ Romero Sues Supplement Maker

Posted on April 27, 2009

Suspended Phillies reliever J.C. Romero has filed suit against a nutritional supplement manufacturer alleging an unlisted ingredient in one of its products caused him to test positive for a substance banned by Major League Baseball.

Romero, suspended for the first 50 games of the 2009 season, says he tested positive for steroids last August because a supplement he was taking, 6-OXO Extreme, did not specify it included androstenedione, a banned substance.

He filed suit Monday in Camden County, N.J. seeking punitive and compensatory damages.

Romero also named as defendants the corporate owners of two nutritional stores where he purchased 6-OXO Extreme, alleging sales clerks assured him it would not cause a positive test for a banned substance. (Source: nytimes.com)

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Phils’ Romero files suit over suspension

The 32-year-old left-hander said he tested positive for steroids on Aug. 26 because a supplement he was taking, 6-OXO Extreme, did not specify it included the banned substance androstenedione.

Romero is taking action against the companies that manufactured 6-OXO, Ergopharm Inc. and Proviant Technologies, and the companies that own and operate the Vitamin Shoppe and GNC, according to The Philadelphia Daily News. (source)

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