Skilled boxer Ryan Garcia is accusing NutraBio Labs (Middlesex, NJ) of promoting contaminated merchandise containing the banned substance ostarine. The product producer has rejected the “reckless claims.”
On the day earlier than and day of his struggle in April towards Devin Haney, Garcia failed a drug check, testing optimistic for ostarine each occasions. Testing was offered by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Affiliation (VADA).
As reported by USA In the present day, Garcia’s attorneys offered copies of “confidential check stories,” displaying ostarine was detected in NutraBio’s SuperCarb Raspberry Lemonade and Physique Well being Excellent Amino Strawberry Taste.
Garcia gained the struggle by “majority resolution,” however adamantly denied taking any banned substance.
“All through his profession, Ryan has voluntarily submitted to quite a few checks, all of which have returned unfavourable outcomes, underscoring his dedication to truthful and clear competitors,’’ Garcia’s attorneys mentioned. “Moreover, a number of unfavourable checks main as much as his struggle towards Haney additional affirm his clear document. The ultra-low ranges of ostarine detected in his samples, within the billionth of a gram vary, alongside along with his clear hair pattern proves contamination relatively than intentional ingestion. The current check outcomes reiterate this.’’
Haney took to social media to lambaste his opponent’s allegations, saying “[Garcia] discovered somebody in charge.”
NutraBio Founder and CEO Mark Glazier responded to the allegations: “NutraBio categorically rejects the reckless claims made by skilled boxer Ryan Garcia and his crew that the NutraBio SuperCarb product prompted Mr. Garcia’s optimistic check for ostarine. Our firm has persistently maintained a rigorous high quality management course of. NutraBio has by no means manufactured a complement with ostarine and has by no means introduced ostarine into our manufacturing facility to be used in any product, ever. We have now a long-standing dedication to producing the highest-quality dietary supplements, trusted by athletes worldwide.”
Glazier mentioned a retain of the SuperCarb lot was examined at third-party labs accredited by each Eurofins and Banned Substance Management Group (BSCG). Unbiased testing detected no ostarine within the product.
“Any categorical or implied statements suggesting that our product contained ostarine when it was offered are fully unfounded,” Glazier mentioned. “Making defamatory statements about our product and model that depend on check outcomes accomplished on an unsealed, expired container dealt with by the accused particular person has no credibility.”
Glazier additional added the “miniscule quantity” of ostarine detected within the open container of SuperCarb doesn’t account for the quantity of ostarine in Garcia’s urine, which was 60 occasions the testing restrict.
“We take any claims towards our firm extraordinarily significantly and stand by our course of for making certain the standard, security, and safety of our merchandise,” Glazier mentioned.
The New York State Athletic Fee will resolve on whether or not the struggle needs to be overturned.
