Dietary Supplements: Is the Fox Guarding the Hen House? Part 6

In case you weren't aware, no dietary supplements are "FDA approved".  In fact, there is no legal requirement that the manufacturers prove the safety of their product or truthfulness of their advertising claims prior to selling to unsuspecting individuals ready to grab at any ray of hope.  Unfortunately, there are really no quick fixes.  Granted, not every barrel of apples has a rotten one, but two recent stories are worrisome for the overall picture.

In the first, published last week in USA Today, the author focuses on the serial havoc just one person has managed to create with dangerous substances, not listed on "all natural" "all organic" product labels, to achieve advertising claims with harmful consequences. The very next day, the FDA issued a warning about another dietary supplement which contained two anabolic steroids which were, of course, not listed on the "all natural" "all organic" product labels.  But what I find most egregious about this second case is that the manufacturer is refusing to admit any wrongdoing or harm, much less remove its product from grocery store shelves, thus continuing to place the (uninformed) public at risk.  Caveat emptor.

Dietary Supplements: Part 5

Dietary Supplements: Part 4

Dietary Supplements: Part 3

Dietary Supplements: Part 2

Dietary Supplements: Part 1

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