Presidential hopeful Gareth Sheridan's Nutriband was fined by US government 

The terms of the agreement saw a $25,000 fine each levied against both Mr Sheridan, then the company's CEO, and his business partner Serguei Melnik

Presidential candidate Gareth Sheridan canvassing Susan Leonard from Pettigo, Co Donegal at the Tullamore Show with his wife Heidi and daughter Róe. Picture: Alf Harvey

A cease and desist agreement between presidential hopeful Gareth Sheridan’s Nutriband company and the US government in 2018 included a $25,000 fine for the businessman.

According to the 2018 document, Nutriband never obtained authorisation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before marketing its products — transdermal patches for the delivery of vitamins and drugs — in the US.