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Preventing this sort of thing is the FDA's job: testing food, drugs and supplements for undisclosed adulterants, and bringing enforcement action against compani

Preventing this sort of thing is the FDA's job: testing food, drugs and supplements for undisclosed adulterants, and bringing enforcement action against companies that produce adulterated products. I want to be able to trust that supplements will contain exactly what the package says they contain. Unfortunately, they aren't doing this job very well. In the past, proposals to get the FDA to do more have gotten mixed up with proposals to have them regulate claims about efficacy and possibly ban substances, which are things people don't want them to do.

fabian2k 12y ago
Dietary supplements are regulated as food, not medicine in the US. This means the FDA is far more restricted in what it can do to regulate them.
- zo1 12y ago
  >"Dietary supplements are regulated as food, not medicine in the US." #Edit: One of the other posters mentioned that this isn't exactly a controlled substance. So points below may not apply anymore. That's problem number one. Problem number 2 is why these companies are allowed to make regulated substances, and bypass the "prescription" mechanics set in place for regulated substances. They're not restricted. And even if they are in some weird legal grey area, they must just contact the DEA as it is a plain "drug" issue.
tajen 12y ago
Many of those just aren't allowed in France. But then again we're missing the ability to access a full range of products. However, since a few months, I've noticed a few chemistries who have some supplements on display. On a culture note, fitness clubs aren't as accepted as in anglosaxon culture (I've especially lived in Syndey, which is has a beach culture). If you go, you're categorized as a superficial person, maybe with self-confidence issues, who doesn't do real sports. Ironically I don't mind communicating that I'm gay, but I rarely mention the fitness club. So no surprise the legislation on complements is much narrower here.
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fabian2k 12y ago

Dietary supplements are regulated as food, not medicine in the US. This means the FDA is far more restricted in what it can do to regulate them.

zo1 12y ago
>"Dietary supplements are regulated as food, not medicine in the US." #Edit: One of the other posters mentioned that this isn't exactly a controlled substance. So points below may not apply anymore. That's problem number one. Problem number 2 is why these companies are allowed to make regulated substances, and bypass the "prescription" mechanics set in place for regulated substances. They're not restricted. And even if they are in some weird legal grey area, they must just contact the DEA as it is a plain "drug" issue.

tajen 12y ago

Many of those just aren't allowed in France. But then again we're missing the ability to access a full range of products. However, since a few months, I've noticed a few chemistries who have some supplements on display. On a culture note, fitness clubs aren't as accepted as in anglosaxon culture (I've especially lived in Syndey, which is has a beach culture). If you go, you're categorized as a superficial person, maybe with self-confidence issues, who doesn't do real sports. Ironically I don't mind communicating that I'm gay, but I rarely mention the fitness club. So no surprise the legislation on complements is much narrower here.

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