Sarah Green Carmichael: FDA's 'abundance of caution' should extend to supplements | Columnists
We could do a lot worse than to unleash the full force of the FDA’s caution on this $40 billion-a-year industry.
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We could do a lot worse than to unleash the full force of the FDA’s caution on this $40 billion-a-year industry.
Spective with the millions of users of supplements, that represents less than 1% of supplement users that end up in the er. people who use prescription drugs can end up in the emergency room as well. i think my stance on supplements is this, the fda doesn't have a significant authority over them. the supplement act of 1994 really didn't give the fda that much control. the supplement makers are responsible to put forth what they consider a not dangerous product, but they are not allowed to make health claims about it. in terms of policing it, the fda doesn't have a lot of authority. frankly the...