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Federal agents are pumped to do a little supplemental cleaning.

In a sweep, the Department of Justice and federal partners announced Tuesday that they are pursuing criminal and civil circumstances against more than 100 makers and marketers of dietary supplements, hoping to scrub out deceptive and unproven merchandise. The actions stick to a year-long effort to cleanse the profitable sector of products that threaten public overall health, the department mentioned.

Of note, the division said it had filed criminal charges against 6 executives of USPlabs LLC, a Dallas firm behind the popular workout supplement Jack3d and weight loss supplement OxyElite Pro. The two products, which had $ 400 million in sales among 2008 and 2013, have been stated to be made from plant extracts, but really contained synthetic stimulants made in China.