Nearly 100 Hepatitis Cases Linked To OxyElite Pro Diet Supplement

[HuckleB]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/03/hepatitis-oxyelite-pro-100-cases-diet-supplement_n_5083746.html

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"This really points to the fact that there's no safety testing … before a new ingredient shows up in a supplement in the United States," Cohen said. "Guess who's the experimental animal — the consumer."

Dangerous supplements are supposed to be identified and removed quickly, but this is often not the case, as demonstrated by the hepatitis outbreak, Cohen said. Doctors can report adverse events tied to dietary supplements through an online portal called MedWatch.

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While improved monitoring of supplements is needed, it is not the ultimate solution, Cohen said. Congress should change the law regulating supplements to require that all supplement ingredients undergo safety testing before they come to market, he said.

"Until that happens, consumers and physicians cannot be assured that the pills, powders and potions labeled as dietary supplements are safe for human consumption," Cohen wrote in the April 3 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine."


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Ugh.

[SidDithers]

1. The multi-billion dollar supplement industry is like the wild, wild west...

Thanks for posting.

Sid

[HuckleB]

3. That it is.

[nomorenomore08]

2. "Guess who's the experimental animal — the consumer."

I am halfway between facepalming and puking right now... Holy fucking shit...

[Ratty]

4. DSHEA was misguided

It was intended as a way to break the pharmaceutical industrial complex and medical establishment's hold over supplements and alternative medicine but went way too far. While the sentiment was worthwhile what they should have done was allowed the FDA to guarantee that supplements contain what they claim to contain, contain the amounts they claim, and meet a standard of purity free from contaminants. You know, like we do for all our food.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

5. I had a horrifying inside look at this industry about a decade ago

Hillbilly meth cooks have more exacting standards for their ingredients. "Not for Human Consumption" and "For Veterinary Use Only" were like seals of quality.

[HuckleB]

6. Absolutely. It's just bizarre. -eom-

[xchrom]

7. du rec.

[HuckleB]

8. Gracias!