suit ▁alleg ing ▁that ▁the ▁company ' s ▁protein ▁pow der ▁supp lement s ▁contained ▁approximately ▁half ▁the ▁protein ▁content ▁and ▁twice ▁the ▁car bo h yd rate ▁content ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁label . ▁ ▁Chem ins ▁was ▁the ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁di et ary ▁supp lement s ▁for ▁the ▁multi - level ▁market ing ▁companies ▁Met abol ife ▁( i . e ., ▁Met abol ife ▁ 3 5 6 , ▁an ▁e ph ed ra - based ▁supp lement ▁that ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁following ▁numerous ▁ad verse ▁event ▁reports ) ▁and ▁Life V antage ▁( i . e ., ▁Pro t and im , ▁an ▁her bal - based ▁supp lement ). ▁ ▁Chem ins ' ▁assets ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁N ex gen ▁Ph arma ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Nature ' s ▁N ut r ition ▁Formula ▁One ▁Chem ins ▁initially ▁came ▁under ▁regul atory ▁scr ut iny ▁following ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁serious ▁ad verse ▁event ▁reports ▁by ▁consum ers ▁of ▁Chem ins ' ▁Nature ' s ▁N ut r ition ▁Formula ▁One . ▁These ▁reports ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁investigation ▁of ▁Chem ins ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration ▁( F DA ) ▁Office ▁of ▁C riminal ▁Investig ation , ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁Office ▁of ▁Cons umer ▁Lit ig ation , ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ' s ▁Office ▁in ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado . ▁ ▁The ▁investigation ▁of ▁Chem ins ▁was ▁expanded ▁subsequent