FDA Issues New Standards For Dietary Supplements

re: FDA Issues New Standards For Dietary Supplements

The Herb Doc — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:10:37 GMT

Don’t Comply, Don’t Comply, Don’t Comply! They are doing just what they did in 1906 back when most of our medicine was still herbs! (Story here)

It is none of there business unless we allow them to say it is! Don’t give them one inch! Tell them to stay away and go back to killing people by approving drugs!

Stand up and fight or you wii be taken prisoner to their system!

re: FDA Issues New Standards For Dietary Supplements

rcritter — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:45:22 GMT

It sounds to me like the FDA is chomping at the bit to regulate the entire supplement industry, which ultimately could mean higher prices for these products through additional taxation. Anyone up for another Tea Party?

re: U.S. Issues New Standards For Dietary Supplements

Islander — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:45:09 GMT

This could be the good news we've been waiting for, but I have 2 concerns:

1. Companies who test their own products have an automatic conflict of interest. I'd feel more comfortable if supplements were submitted to an independent lab for testing. Incidentally, there are independent labs who test samples, but if you want the data you have to subscribe, i.e. pay. I checked out their website before the subscription clause went into effect and was surprised at how many branded samples were found to be contaminated with herbicides, pesticides, lead, etc.

2. How about enforcement? If the FDA enforces this the way the USDA inspects slaughterhouses and meat-packing plants, it will be a joke.

re: U.S. Issues New Standards For Dietary Supplements

mmc88121 — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:30:30 GMT

While I realize there are some unscrupulous producers out there I hope the FDA does not go overboard and regulate the supplement industry out of business while allowing the pharmaceutical companies free reign with their products.

Mary

re: U.S. Issues New Standards For Dietary Supplements

proatc — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:33:47 GMT

Companies can petition to be exempted from having to test 100 percent of their ingredients. They must provide documents showing less-frequent testing would still assure quality.

Why is this the last paragraph of the article? And...

Is there enough FDA agents, money and resources to take on this industry?

re: U.S. Issues New Standards For Dietary Supplements

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re: U.S. Issues New Standards For Dietary Supplements

phooey — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:00:09 GMT

Katybr55,
It KIND OF sounds good to me too, but I worry they will take this too far.
I love the statement in the article that says,"Supplements do not have to be proven safe and effective before they can be sold, as medicines do". Proven safe like Vioxx, Baycol, Rezulin, Avandia....I can keep going. What exactly is their definition of safe?