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The FDA already has the power to regulate supplements, for the most part they just choose not to. No, the "natural supplements" industry has carved out for its
by tokenadult 12y ago
The FDA already has the power to regulate supplements, for the most part they just choose not to.
No, the "natural supplements" industry has carved out for itself a huge exemption from most of the regulation that applies to drugs, on the one hand, or foodstuffs, on the other hand. See a group blog post on "Big Supp"[1] for more information about this. For years, that industry had a champion in Congress[2] who resisted more effective and rational regulation.
[1] http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/big-supp-resists-giving-consumers-safety-and-effectiveness-information/ http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/big-supp-resists-giving-...
[2] http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/fda-versus-big-supp-rep-burton-to-the-rescue-again/ http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/fda-versus-big-supp-rep-...
- Alex3917 12y ago> No, the "natural supplements" industry has carved out for itself a huge exemption from most of the regulation that applies to drugs, on the one hand The FDA's own website contradicts you here: http://www.fda.gov/Food/DietarySupplements/ http://www.fda.gov/Food/DietarySupplements/ The FDA, on their own website, says it's their job to make sure that supplements are unadulterated and not mislabeled. If 80% of supplements are in fact completely fake, then I don't see how you're using the problems of the supplement industry to show how well the drug industry is regulated in comparison.