Regulations
In July 2011, Health Canada decided DMAA was not a dietary substance, but was a drug requiring further approval. Consequently, Health Canada banned all sales of DMAA.
In March 2012, New Zealand issued a notice to declare DMAA a temporary class drug. In April 2012, New Zealand formally banned DMAA, citing its use in "party pills".
In April 2012, the United States' FDA issued warning letters to manufacturers of DMAA products. The FDA has challenged the manufacturers' marketing of DMAA products for lack of safety evidence.
In June 2012, the National Food Agency of Sweden issued a general warning regarding use of DMAA products, resulting in a sales ban in parts of the country.
In July 2012, Australia issued a notice on DMAA. On 1 August 2012, Australia decided to ban DMAA. In New South Wales, DMAA was classed as a "highly dangerous substance" on the poisons list.
In July 2012, the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) of Brazil issued an update to the general public, stating the hazards of use of products that contain DMAA. It also update the list of prohibited substances to insert DMAA, which translates into the banishment of products containing such ingredient from the Brazilian market.
In August 2012, The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has ruled that the popular DMAA containing sports supplement Jack3D is an unlicensed medicinal product and that it and all other DMAA containing products need to be removed from the UK market amid concerns of potential risks to public safety.
In January 2013, a coroner ruled that DMAA was a contributory factor in the death of a 30-year old woman who collapsed and died during the final stretch of the 2012 London Marathon.
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