SAIDS, the South African National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) issued a warning on Thursday for the unregulated nutritional supplement CPH4 Pre-Workout sold by V-Pharma.

Via testing at a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory, the product was confirmed to contain the banned drug 5-Methylhexan-2-amine (1,4-dimethylpentylamine) off-label (i.e. not listed on ingredients label).

Methylhexan-2-amine (1,4-dimethylpentylamine) is an energy boosting stimulant banned in-competition by WADA. Its presence in an athlete’s test sample at any concentration, regardless of intent, will result in an anti-doping rule violation.

The ongoing issue of mislabeling and contamination of unregulated dietary supplements presents significant risks to athletes. Currently, under WADA’s Strict Liability policy athletes are accountable for any prohibited substance found in their bodily specimens, regardless of how or why the substance entered their system.

Anti-doping organizations worldwide advise athletes to exercise good judgment and avoid questionable nutritional supplement products with exaggerated performance claims or names, including “stacked,” “muscle,” “mass,” “bol,” “anabolic,”“legal steroid,” “power,” “blast,” “energy,” “stimulant” and similar terms. The product may contain a WADA prohibited substance off-label, such as 5-Methylhexan-2-amine (1,4-dimethylpentylamine).

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