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With wild names like “Rhino 69,†“Black Mamba,†and “Mojo Nights,†so-called “natural†sexual enhancement supplements are a fixture behind the counters of bodegas, gas stations, corner stores, and delis across the country.
They're also at the center of a nationwide legal battle being waged by a Texas supplements company called Outlaw Laboratory.
Since 2017, Outlaw has sent legal letters to small businesses demanding they stop selling the supplements, and pay a settlement of as much as $14,000, or get sued.
And Outlaw has followed through, suing hundreds of stores, as well as several distributors, in at least six states, charging that retailers are selling dangerous and deceptively labeled “natural†sex supplements that may contain illegal pharmaceuticals that the FDA has issued public health notifications over. Outlaw is also claiming that its own se...
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