First it was fish, now it's supplements

Marian
Mon, 04 Nov 2013 10:56:50 +0000

Supplements are regulated, but the regulation is much looser than that for drugs.

[Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know](Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know - Consumer)

FDA doesn’t have the resources to identify and go after every bad dietary supplement product.

They’ve been focusing on supplements for sexual enhancement, weight loss, or bodybuilding because these are often “contaminated” (a euphemism for deliberately adulterated) with drugs. http://www.fda.gov/downloads/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/UCM247107.pdf

Maybe FDA needs to turn its attention to herbals for a while instead.