Rogue Nutrition Faces Protein Spiking Allegations

Rogue Nutrition is one of several protein powder manufacturing companies facing serious legal allegations from consumers complaining the company may have spiked their products with additives.

Also known as “protein spiking”, this occurs when the protein powder manufacturer puts in additives like amino acids so that the powder registers higher in protein content. By doing this, the manufacturing companies like Rogue Nutrition can allegedly sell the protein powder at a higher price due to the falsely represented protein content.

In the process of protein spiking, manufacturing companies include additives in the protein powder, like nitrogen-based products to increase the protein content. The nitrogen in amino acids causes the protein powder to register higher levels of protein in product testing.

While amino acids are the building blocks of protein, they are not proteins themselves. Complete proteins include egg protein, whey, and milk protein.

The amino acids added during protein spiking allegedly have no health benefits. Protein spiking is done to save money on the manufacturing costs for the companies.

Furthermore, there are some amino acids that are not used as protein components but are added anyway for protein spiking. For example, the amino acid taurine is helpful for energy production but not particularly useful as a protein supplement.

Overview of Protein Spiking Allegations

Consumers complain that Rogue Nutrition and other protein power manufacturing companies protein-spike their products to mark up the prices on their products and maximize profits.

These allegations have resulted in a protein powder class action lawsuit filed against Rogue Nutrition, Core Formulations, and BioHealth Nutrition for protein spiking and falsely representing the protein content in their products.

This class action protein powder lawsuit was filed by lead plaintiff Bernardo DeLeon, who is also filing on behalf of other California consumers who purchased protein powder products from one of the defendant companies from Feb. 01, 2012 to present.

DeLeon and other consumers state that they would not have purchased the protein powder products at the prices they paid if they had been aware of potential protein spiking. For example, Rogue Nutrition protein powders range from $49.99 to $59.00 for a 2 lb container and $89.99 to $109.99 for a 5 lb container.

These protein powders are sold in a variety of sizes and flavors to appeal to a wide consumer base. According to the plaintiffs in the current protein powder lawsuit, tests conducted on the protein powders showed lower protein content than what was presented on the product’s labels:

• Rogue Nutiriton Rogue Whey protein powder claims that it shows 28g/serving of protein, while tests show 19.7g/serving of protein.
• Core Formulations Core 8 protein powder claims 31g/serving of protein, while tests show 20.4g/serving of protein.
• BioHealth Precision Iso protein powder claims 27g/serving of protein, while tests show 17.5g/serving of protein.

Consumers who bought products from Rogue Nutrition and other protein powder manufacturing companies may be able to file a legal action against the companies.

The Protein Powder Spiking Class Action Lawsuit is Bernardo DeLeon v. Rogue Nutrition, Core Formulations, BioHealth Nutrition, et al., Case No. Case No. BC611621, in the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County.

Join a Free Protein Powder False Advertising Class Action Lawsuit Investigation

If you purchased any of the protein powders listed below, you may qualify to file a protein powder lawsuit or protein spiking class action lawsuit.

• Core Formulations Core 8 & IsoCore
• Rogue Nutrition Rogue Whey
• BioHealth Nutrition Precision Blend & Precision Iso

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