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U.S.RECALL ALERT

Pre-workout supplement recalled over illegal amphetamine-like…

The supplement contains an illegal stimulant that wasn't supposed to be in the product, prompting the recall due to consumer safety concerns.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA pre-workout supplement has been recalled because it contains an illegal, amphetamine-like ingredient.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip Waverly is at a gym this morning, because of course he is.

  3. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHank, I'm standing outside a twenty-four-hour gym, and it is five twenty-one in the morning Eastern, and the parking lot is completely full.

  4. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentNobody here is sleepy. Nobody.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat is the recall actually about?

  6. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThe supplement is being pulled from shelves because it has an illegal stimulant in it that wasn't supposed to be there.

  7. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThat's the consumer safety part, and I'm told people took it before lifting.

  8. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentSir, you were just in there. Did you use this stuff? What's your name?

  9. Gary OsterhausGary Osterhaus. Yeah, I took it. Promised unreal focus. I did eleven sets of curls at four a.m. and then cleaned my garage twice.

  10. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentTwice?

  11. Gary OsterhausSecond time I alphabetized the screws. My heart's been going like a hummingbird at a drum solo since Thursday.

  12. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGary, please stop taking it and call your doctor. Skip, you're breathing very fast.

  13. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThat's just the weather, Hank! And the story! Also I've been up since midnight and I feel incredible, which is a normal thing to say.

  14. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHang on, my gym bag has a tub in it. Let me read the label. Oh no. It's the recalled one.

  15. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWell, that explains the desk pitches.

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