{
  "version": "1.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-08-02",
  "publication": {
    "name": "Consumer Warning Portal",
    "type": "Independent Consumer Advocacy Publication",
    "url": "https://nutrionelements.com",
    "press_contact": "warning@nutrionelements.com",
    "editorial_contact": "warning@nutrionelements.com",
    "legal_status": "Operates under editorial protections of 47 U.S.C. 230.",
    "disclaimer": "All persons named retain the presumption of innocence."
  },
  "story_summary": {
    "headline": "Minnesota supplement company accused of selling fake CBD gummies, faking lab reports, and packing edibles in unsanitary home office",
    "one_line_pitch": "A Minnesota-based supplement company allegedly sold THC/CBD gummies with 0mg actual CBD in 75mg-labeled packaging, falsified certificates of analysis, packed edible products in an unsanitary home office with no running water, and installed spyware on an employee personal laptop -- all while under active investigation by 4 state and federal agencies.",
    "why_now": "Regulatory complaints are active and pending. federal tip under review. Developing story -- first outlet to break it establishes the narrative.",
    "novelty_factors": [
      "Product substitution across state lines (MN 0mg CBD to ND 75mg CBD labeled)",
      "Photographic evidence of unsanitary manufacturing conditions for edible consumer products",
      "Admitted spyware installation on employee personal laptop without consent",
      "COA document fraud across multiple production lots",
      "4 separate agencies involved (state + federal)",
      "9 months of documented conduct with contemporaneous SMS records"
    ]
  },
  "broadcast_script": {
    "lead_30s": "A Bloomington, Minnesota supplement company is under investigation by four state and federal agencies after allegations of selling fake CBD gummies, faking lab reports, and packing edible products in an unsanitary home office. Nutrition Excellence LLC -- operating as Nutrition Elements and Moonshot Gummies -- is accused of substituting zero-CBD gummies into packaging labeled as 75 milligrams of CBD, then distributing them to retail stores across state lines. Federal authorities are now reviewing the case.",
    "lead_60s": "A Bloomington, Minnesota supplement company is under investigation by four state and federal agencies after allegations of selling fake CBD gummies, faking lab reports, and packing edible products in an unsanitary home office with no running water. Nutrition Excellence LLC -- operating as Nutrition Elements and Moonshot Gummies -- is accused of substituting zero-CBD gummies into packaging labeled as 75 milligrams of CBD, then distributing them to retail stores in North Dakota. Complaints have been filed with the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management, the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, the Minnesota Department of Health, and the Federal Authorities. Photographic evidence shows the products were hand-packed in a residential home office with no sink, no gloves, and no sanitation protocols. All allegations are unproven and the owner retains the presumption of innocence."
  },
  "entities": {
    "company": {
      "legal_name": "Nutrition Excellence LLC",
      "dba": [
        "Nutrition Elements",
        "Moonshot Gummies"
      ],
      "address": "10740 Lyndale Avenue, Suite 11W, Bloomington, MN 55420",
      "product_type": "Flavored hemp-derived THC/CBD gummies and tinctures",
      "regulatory_status": "Multiple active investigations: OCM, NDDA, MDH, Federal"
    },
    "principal": {
      "name": "Evan Bosma",
      "role": "Owner/Operator",
      "presumption_of_innocence": "All allegations are unproven. Mr. Bosma retains the presumption of innocence."
    }
  },
  "regulatory_filings": [
    {
      "agency": "MN Office of Cannabis Management",
      "subject": "Fraudulent cannabinoid product labeling",
      "status": "Filed -- Case Pending",
      "url": "/regulatory-mn-ocm.html"
    },
    {
      "agency": "ND Department of Agriculture",
      "subject": "Adulterated/misbranded hemp products shipped across state lines",
      "status": "Filed -- Case Pending",
      "url": "/regulatory-ndda.html"
    },
    {
      "agency": "MN Department of Health",
      "subject": "Public health violations -- unsanitary food manufacturing",
      "status": "Filed -- Case Pending",
      "url": "/regulatory-mn-health.html"
    },
    {
      "agency": "Federal Authorities",
      "subject": "Interstate commerce violations, product misbranding",
      "status": "Filed -- Under Review",
      "url": "/regulatory-federal.html"
    }
  ],
  "key_facts": [
    {
      "fact": "4 regulatory complaints filed",
      "agencies": [
        "MN OCM",
        "ND Dept of Agriculture",
        "MN Dept of Health",
        "Federal Authorities"
      ],
      "status": "Active / Pending"
    },
    {
      "fact": "Products labeled 75mg CBD allegedly contained 0mg CBD",
      "source": "Batch records and formulation data",
      "evidence_url": "/evidence-product-substitution.html"
    },
    {
      "fact": "Edible products hand-packed in home office with no running water, no sink, no gloves",
      "source": "Photographic and video evidence",
      "evidence_url": "/unsanitary-practices.html"
    },
    {
      "fact": "COAs were outdated, misapplied, altered, or duplicated across multiple lots",
      "source": "COA document comparison",
      "evidence_url": "/evidence-coa.html"
    },
    {
      "fact": "Spyware installed on employee personal laptop without consent -- admitted in writing",
      "source": "Written admission by owner",
      "evidence_url": "/evidence-spyware.html"
    },
    {
      "fact": "SMS records document admissions and business practices from owner",
      "source": "Contemporaneous SMS records",
      "evidence_url": "/evidence-sms.html"
    }
  ],
  "related_statutes": [
    {
      "statute": "21 U.S.C. 342",
      "description": "Adulterated food -- insanitary conditions"
    },
    {
      "statute": "21 U.S.C. 352",
      "description": "Misbranded food -- false labeling"
    },
    {
      "statute": "18 U.S.C. 1343",
      "description": "Interstate commerce violations"
    },
    {
      "statute": "21 U.S.C. 333",
      "description": "Prohibited acts -- FDCA violations"
    },
    {
      "statute": "Minn. Stat. 152.22-152.38",
      "description": "MN Cannabinoid Regulations"
    }
  ],
  "evidence_inventory": [
    {
      "category": "Product Substitution (Fraud)",
      "url": "/evidence-product-substitution.html"
    },
    {
      "category": "COA Document Fraud (Forgery)",
      "url": "/evidence-coa.html"
    },
    {
      "category": "Unsanitary Manufacturing (Public Health)",
      "url": "/unsanitary-practices.html"
    },
    {
      "category": "Illegal Employee Surveillance",
      "url": "/evidence-spyware.html"
    },
    {
      "category": "SMS Records",
      "url": "/evidence-sms.html"
    },
    {
      "category": "Threats Evidence",
      "url": "/threats.html"
    },
    {
      "category": "Timeline",
      "url": "/timeline.html"
    },
    {
      "category": "Sources Index",
      "url": "/sources-index.html"
    }
  ],
  "press_resources": {
    "fact_sheet_url": "/press-room.html",
    "full_dossier_url": "/about.html",
    "evidence_archive_url": "/sources-index.html",
    "press_kit_url": "/press.html",
    "api_endpoint": "/api/facts.json",
    "file_complaint_url": "/how-to-file.html",
    "verify_product_url": "/verify-your-product.html"
  },
  "angles_for_coverage": [
    "Consumer safety: edible THC/CBD products packed in unsanitary residential conditions",
    "Interstate commerce fraud: products formulated for one state sold in another",
    "Regulatory gap: how did these products reach retail shelves without inspection?",
    "Labor rights: spyware installed on employee personal device without consent",
    "Document fraud: falsified certificates of analysis in the supplement industry",
    "Minnesota cannabis market: oversight and enforcement challenges"
  ]
}