Brian Johnson, better known as “Liver King,” finds himself embroiled in another scandal involving his supplement empire. Following his previous exposure for ster*id use while claiming to be natural, internal communications reveal that his company’s protein supplements – which have generated nearly $800 million in sales – contain ingredients that should “not even be recommended for human consumption.”
According to leaked documents and correspondence obtained by Jon Bravo Films, the truth about Liver King’s flagship product “Whole Feast” is far worse than his previous deception about steroids.
The protein powder, which accounts for approximately 70% of his company’s sales, has been marketed as containing premium ingredients sourced from Sweden, claiming to be grass-fed, grass-finished, and antibiotic-free. However, internal communications reveal that none of the ingredients actually come from Sweden, with only 0.4% originating from New Zealand.
In a damning internal assessment by a company employee, the product was described as “a product of nine countries with various levels of regulatory oversight” containing ingredients from “tens of thousands of cows” that were “not grass-finished and in some cases not even grass-fed” with animals “possibly given antibiotics.”
Most alarmingly, the employee concluded that the product contains “a suboptimal and very inflammatory omega-6 ratio” and stated unequivocally that “it should not even be recommended for human consumption.”
When these concerns were raised to company leadership, specifically to an executive named Chris Rishi, the response was to avoid email communication on the matter, stating, “These types of conversations are not suited for emails.” According to the report, employees who raised concerns about the product were subsequently terminated.
This revelation adds to a pattern of questionable behavior for Johnson, whose history reportedly includes counterfeiting currency, manufacturing illegal drugs, and fraudulent activities during his time as a medical device salesman.
The controversy highlights significant concerns about supplement industry oversight and the potential health risks faced by consumers who purchased products believing them to be premium and health-promoting, only to receive what one internal assessment called “a terrible product” that would make the employee “sick to my stomach.”
