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In recent months, federal have raided several companies suspected of making bodybuilding products that illegally contain steroids and are sold as over-the-counter dietary supplements.

Times Topics: Dietary Supplements and Herbal RemediesThe Food and Drug Administration, meanwhile, has warned consumers not to use products marketed for bodybuilding that contain steroids or steroidlike substances, or that claim to increase testosterone. The agency says users risk liver failure, kidney damage and other serious health problems.

Now Congress is investigating whether laws, health agency resources and manufacturing guidelines are adequate to protect the public from products that illegally contain steroids but as dietary supplements.