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Supplements industry lobbied congress to pass a law exempting them from FDA regulation.
by intrasight 11y ago
Supplements industry lobbied congress to pass a law exempting them from FDA regulation.
- thaumasiotes 11y agoSure -- but Lumosity can't be prosecuted under FDA regulation, unless the scope of "food and drugs" has undergone some fairly significant expansion. I assume supplements are still subject to the FTC. There is no plausible argument that it's fine to make unsubstantiated health-related claims in order to sell your edible product that is intended to be bioactive, but not in order to sell your video games. In terms of potential harm to consumers, the ratio there could best be approximated as 100-to-0.
- intrasight 11y agoI agree. But it's about politics, lobbyists, and money.