Pre-work Craze Supplement Ban Continues!

Giant online marketplace eBay is the latest retailer to halt sales of the sports supplement Craze in the wake of a USA TODAY investigative report.

The huge online marketplace eBay is the latest retailer to stop selling the popular sports supplement Craze in the wake of a USA TODAY investigative report.

"eBay is in the process of removing all listings as they are in violation of our policies. This ban reflects eBay's commitment to creating a trusted and safe marketplace," spokeswoman Kari Ramirez said Monday. She said the action was due to "recent findings" that Craze contains amphetamines, but would not elaborate.

USA TODAY reported on July 25 that tests by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, a government-affiliatedlab in Sweden and industry competitors have found amphetamine-like compounds in samples of Craze. Driven Sports, the company that makes Craze, says the product is a safe and legal all-natural dietary supplement that does not contain amphetamines.Driven Sports says its own tests show the product is clean.

The action by eBay is the latest by a major online retailer following the USA TODAY investigation last month of Driven Sports' vice president Matt Cahill's history in the dietary supplement industry, which includes acriminal conviction, a pending federal charge and repeated sales of risky products over the years. Walmart.com and Bodybuilding.com have also suspended sales of Craze, a pre-workout powder that promises to give users energy and focus.

Bodybuilding.com named Craze its 2012 New Supplement of the Year but recently removed the product from competition in its 2013 supplement awards as a result of the USA TODAY article.

Cahill, who has declined repeated requests for interviews, and his attorney were not immediately available for comment on eBay's action.