Sue drugmaker for misleading athletes

THE EDITOR, Sir:

Now that Jamaican athletes Sherone Simpson and Asafa Powell have each received an 18-month suspension by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), shouldn't the manufacturer of the Epiphany D1 supplement stand some litigation?

Given that neither the product nor its website stated the inclusion of oxilofrine in the supplement, I think that it is only fair that some form of reimbursement be given to both Simpson and Powell for the income that will be lost throughout the tenure of the ban, as well as for the public embarrassment that their ban may have caused them.

Furthermore, my personal research has shown that this supplement is highly recommended for athletes, yet, Epiphany D1's manufacturer has placed the profession and integrity of our athletes at jeopardy by supplying them with a product containing a banned substance, without any form of indication of the same.

Since the World Anti-Doping Agency and the United States Anti-Doping Agency, along with the two independent laboratories used, have found the banned substance to exist in the supplement only through testing, and not through the manufacturer's disclosure, I believe that, despite the intention of appeal, Simpson and Powell should get their legal teams on the back of the manufacturer of Epiphany D1.

Amos sums it up exceptionally: "Let justice flow like a river, and righteousness as a mighty stream." (Amos 5:24).

JERMAINE JOHNSON

Minister of Religion

jermianefjohnson@gmail.com