Could the S.W.A.T.S Sports Spray Fall into the Same Category as the Elderberry Juice Made by a Kansas Winery?

After having read ThePostGame Exclusive: NFK Fullback Heath Evans Says He Uses Controversial SWATS Spray it brought to mind a recent seizure of an elderberry concentrate in Kansas that was seized by U.S. marshals just over 30-days ago.

Reading about the athletes who swear by this product made me think of a recent seizure of Elderberry juice at a local winery because of the claims they made on their product. U.S. marshals seized their entire stock due to what others had been telling what the elderberry juice concentrate has done for them after taking it for extended periods like Evans touted in his interview.

Could the same thing happen to the S.W.A.T.S Ultimate Spray even though they make no claims themselves of the product? The reason this question arose is because of there not being any actual information of the ingredients of the product on their website. With the way the FDA watches companies, like Wyldewood Cellars, websites touting such supplements, it could be possible they may find themselves in the same boat as this local Kansas winery, but for different reasons.

The FDA could decide S.W.A.T.S needs to be more forthcoming with their information on their website and labels as they were with Wyldewood Cellars. For many years, this winery had sold their juice concentrate with information stating the same thing and boasting their testimonials of this product until the FDA cracked down on that. However, even after fixing their labeling issues, they haven't fixed their website to meet the FDA standards which lead to the seizure by the marshals.

Will the rules and regulations set forth by the NFL and the FDA have any effect on the S.W.A.T.S spray being talked about with Evans? At this point it is hard to say one way or another until the NFL decides whether to add it to their banned list of drugs and supplements for players. Speculating any further could lead to misinformation.

While it is still unclear why a player would want to risk the money from fines and/or suspension because of something that could end up on a banned list is mind boggling. The final outcome will be interesting to find out once the lockout has been lifted, player testing resumes, and if Evans will stop taking it.