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It goes by many names. Methylhexaneamine. 1,3-Dimethylamylamine. 1,3-Dimethylpentylamine. 4-methylhexan 2-amine. Forthane. Floradrene. Geranimine. Sunrise. Hummer. Geranium extract, plant, oil, parts, stem and leaf. Banned from sports by the World Anti-Doping Agency, this stimulant ingredient is popular in  preworkout and weight loss supplements, and has generated controversy in the last few years for its checkered safety profile. Since the DMAA in sports products is most certainly synthetic, though it can purportedly be derived from geranium, it has become a lynchpin in the supplement industry's New Dietary Ingredient struggle with FDA.

  • Apr. 18, 2013
    Article
    Nutrition Business Journal

    DMAA done for, USPlabs agrees to reformulate 4

    The last of 10 manufacturers to comply with FDA's April 2012 warning letters, Jack3d-maker USPlabs has agreed to remove controversial stimulant ingredient DMAA from its bestselling workout supplements....More
  • Apr. 15, 2013
    Article
    newhope360

    FDA: Do not consume, make or sell DMAA-containing supplements 1

    Once-popular sports nutrition and weight-loss ingredient suffers another blow as the Food and Drug Administration issues strong warning against dietary supplements containing DMAA....More
  • Jan. 31, 2013
    Article
    Nutrition Business Journal

    UK runner's death linked to DMAA

    A UK coroner hopes new findings from a marathoner's untimely death will "publicise the potentially harmful effects of DMAA during extreme exertion."...More
  • Dec. 3, 2012
    Commentary

    DMAA found in Chinese geranium—yawn 2

    Too little too late: A new study confirms the existence of DMAA in regional samples of Chinese geranium, but the market has already moved on....More
  • Oct. 11, 2012
    Article

    What DMAA's core consumers think about its demise 2

    What do bodybuilders and physique enthusiasts have to say about DMAA's demise?...More
  • Sep. 24, 2012
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Despite DMAA debacle sports performance sector stays healthy

    Despite the DMAA scares of the past year, the sports performance sector continues to grow....More
  • Sep. 12, 2012
    Article
    Engredea News & Analysis

    FDA warns another supplement maker for DMAA

    FDA takes the position that this ingredient is a new dietary ingredient for which no notification has been made....More
  • Aug. 28, 2012
    Article
    Engredea News & Analysis

    UK ousts Jack3D, bans DMAA 1

    MHRA has ruled that DMAA-containing sports supplement Jack3D is an unlicensed medicinal product and that all DMAA products must be removed from the UK market....More
  • Aug. 17, 2012
    Article
    newhope360

    DMAA to blame for just 1 doping bust at London Olympics 3

    Less than 10 doping busts happened during the London Olympics, down significantly from previous games, and only one from controversial ingredient DMAA....More
  • Aug. 10, 2012
    Commentary

    Why the new USPlabs-funded DMAA study came too late 1

    A long-awaited study from Intertek/Cantox, commissioned by USPlabs, has been published in Analytical Chemistry Insights and shows that DMAA exists in geranium. But has FDA already formed its opinion?...More
  • Aug. 1, 2012
    Commentary

    Have we entered a post-DMAA sports nutrition world? 1

    GNC, the largest seller of sports supplements in the world, has publicly stated that it is shifting its focus in preworkout supplements away from DMAA....More
  • May 17, 2012
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Is DMAA successor dendrobium legit? 1

    With FDA prompting a DMAA exodus from the market, one pre-workout product that features dendrobium extract is benefitting. But while dendrobium might have some advantages over DMAA, experts suspect that some extracts might be spiked....More
  • May 9, 2012
    Commentary

    Meet DMAA's replacement: Dendrobium extract 7

    FDA has DMAA in its crosshairs, prompting manufacturers to seek out other workout ingredients. The latest? Dendrobium extract from orchids....More
  • Apr. 30, 2012
    Article
    Engredea News & Analysis

    AHPA disputes FDA's DMAA stance 1

    McGuffin says if DMAA exists in geranium through the plant's own synthesis processes, human-synthesized DMAA is also a lawful dietary ingredient....More
  • May 4, 2012
    Article
    Nutrition Business Journal

    Is DMAA forcing FDA's hand on NDIs? 3

    FDA sent 10 warning letters to manufacturers and marketers of DMAA workout products last Friday, increasing industry concern about the future of New Dietary Ingredients (NDIs). What's to become of DMAA and other NDIs?...More
  • May 2, 2012
    Commentary

    The financial impact of the DMAA crackdown

    GNC and Vitamin Shoppe both dropped in share price after the FDA's DMAA warning letters hit industry. But who are the real revenue losers?...More
  • Apr. 27, 2012
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    FDA issues 10 DMAA warning letters 2

    FDA has sent warning letters to 10 companies with the ingredient DMAA in their sports performance products, telling them to cease distribution. Is this the end of DMAA in sports nutrition?...More
  • Apr. 1, 2012
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    4 issues central to the DMAA ingredient debate 1

    DMAA is a stimulant ingredient that goes by many names and is found in preworkout sports supplements. Here's why industry and FDA is concerned with DMAA's use....More
  • Mar. 1, 2012
    blog

    DMAA controversy highlights regulatory enforcement priorities

    The U.K. steps up enforcement on DMAA. Will this inform future FDA action?...More
  • Feb. 16, 2012
    Article
    Nutrition Business Journal

    What To Do About DMAA?  

    Since its removal from military exchange stores worldwide, controversial sports nutrition ingredient DMAA has garnered a great deal of press coverage, complicating industry’s relationship with FDA at a crucial stage of NDI negotiations....More
  • Feb. 3, 2012
    Commentary

    DMAA finally makes mainstream media headlines 2

    The growing DMAA scandal is another arrow in FDA's quiver. Will mainstream attention cause the agency to stand firm on its current iteration of NDI draft guidance?...More
  • Jan. 11, 2012
    blog

    DMAA, the beast with many heads 1

    DMAA has been all over headlines in recent months and everyone's starting to take sides. Let's take a look at USPlabs, GNC, NSF, FDA, CRN-UK and WADA and see where they stand....More
  • Jan. 11, 2012
    Article
    Nutrition Business Journal

    Are DMAA/MHA/geranium deadly?

    The DMAA/MHA/geranium debacle is a circuitous and complex issue with many facets and too many names. There’s 1,3 dimethylamylamine (DMAA), methylhexaneamine (MHA), Forthane and Geranimine, as well as geranium oil, stem and extract. These monikers are used interchangeably, though much of the current debate circles around whether DMAA and geranium are actually linked....More
  • Dec. 16, 2011
    Article
    Nutrition Business Journal

    DMAA linked to death of 2 U.S. soldiers, massive recall ensues 6

    After toxicology tests on two U.S. soldiers who died of cardiac arrest turned up traces of DMAA, the military ordered a recall of Jack3d and other DMAA-containing products in all military exchanges worldwide. Could a geranium oil ban be far behind?...More
  • Dec. 19, 2011
    blog

    Geranium extracts just won't go away

    Sports supplements featuring geranium extracts raise more eyebrows across the globe in the buildup to the 2012 London Olympics....More
  • Sep. 16, 2011
    News
    Nutrition Business Journal

    Moving the Needle: 'Geranium extracts' exit the marketplace

    A round of legal decisions and a new mandate from AHPA push faux geranium extracts closer to a welcome extinction....More
  • Aug. 12, 2011
    Article
    Engredea News & Analysis

    AHPA clarifies position on science linking DMAA to geranium oil

    The AHPA recently announced a trade requirement for the labeling of products containing the ingredient 1, 3-dimethylamylamine (DMAA)....More
  • Aug. 8, 2011
    Article
    Engredea News & Analysis

    AHPA board approves requirement regarding labeling of DMAA

    The AHPA Board of Trustees has approved a trade requirement regarding the labeling of products containing 1,3-dimethylamylamine. Also the board approved the appointment co-chairs of the AHPA Sports Nutrition Committee....More
  • Mar. 21, 2011
    article
    Nutrition Business Journal

    The next nightmare: geranium extracts 1

    For several years now, industry experts have seen the storm clouds developing around MHA, and in 2010 those clouds turned downright ominous....More
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