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Allison Hayes, star of the 1950s B-movie Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, created a legacy with the FDA. Enjoy.

Yet another nail in the coffin of the right wing loon machine meme about how if we only removed the regulations that hinder the magical free market everything will be alright. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/03/snake-oil-supplements_n_6602940.html?utm_hp_ref=business "GNC-brand bottles...

A US make of homeopathic quack remedies, Terra Medica, has been ordered by the FDA to recall batches of six of its magic potions as they may contain an actual active ingredient, in this case penicillin. As they're not labeled as such they could be injurious to those allergic to penicillin...

We buy a box of produce weekly direct from Terra Firm Farm, in Yolo County, CA. I rather enjoyed this week's newsletter, posted without further comment.

You couldn’t make it up. It's taken the US drug regulator to show up the apparent failings of the UK drug regulator (not that homeopathy is a drug): http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2012/08/fda-raises-serious-concerns-about-uks-nelsons-homeopathics.html More...

http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/05/a-raw-political-fight-ron-paul-battles-the-fd the federal goverment considers raw milk an illegal substance just like heroin and marijuana. "help please i need the nanny state to make laws to protect me from dangerous animal by products :( " LMAO...

So with the FDA announcing a ban to caffeinated malt beverages, and rumors of a Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission issuing an order to stop distribution immediately and to destroy all product, I was wondering about the science behind it. Is this an over reaction repeating prohibition all over...

"The FDA has notified 15 companies that ear candles are unapproved medical devices that cannot be legally marketed in interstate commerce. The recipients were King Cone International; Indian Mountain Center; Bobalee Originals Manufacturing; International Ear Candle, LLC; Home Remedies Solutions...

There is this bill that McCain is proposing that is basically to make steroid use in sports illegal, but it includes in it, pork, which also illegalizes dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals, and even herbs and spices. If that's the case, wouldn't that mean you'd need a prescription to...

Microchips have been implanted into pets, Alzheimer's patients, military, corporate executives. Is there a concern regarding the implantation of RFID microchips into the human population? Moving this thread to Current Events and Social Issues because it's not really about politics. Let's try...

Good for the FDA! I can't wait to see the backlash from the alt-med woosters on this one... Mercury in dental fillings not risky, officials say Waiting for the alt-med "government, Big Pharma conspiracy machine" to start up in... 3... 2... 1... Whoops, too late :rolleyes:

The Food and Drug Administration has warned General Mills regarding the claims made on the Cheerios box. The complaint wasn't about the general claims of healthfulness that the cereal box makes, but instead about specific medical claims (that Cheerios has been clinically proven to lower...

Here is an important and realistic assessment of the problems associated with China's new industrial might, especially when it comes to pharmaceuticals and other products which are ingested. The asessment is well balanced by similar problems arising in other countries as well but focusses mainly...

Nice story. It's good to see this sort of news. http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/06/17/cancer.fraud.ap/index.html

CNN Link here. It's a start. From CNN: - FDA is looking into products that falsely claim to cure, treat or prevent cancer - Sent 25 warning letters to companies and individuals marketing these products - Unproven treatments include bloodroot, shark cartilage, coral calcium - If warnings...

Another forum I frequent is all hot and bothered over the FDA Docket No. 2006D-0480. In a nutshell, just about anything touted as a "treatment" would be regulated. I'm not even sure what the word "regulated" means in this context. People fear that you could be arrested giving your child an...

"WASHINGTON - Regulatory approval could catalyze the nascent U.S. cloning industry, but leading firms say growth would come slowly as they battle to win consumers over to the concept of food from cloned animals." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22593574/ A) Would you eat meat or drink milk from a...

Sometimes it just pays to put on the pressure and complain rather than apologize..... Here is a welcome example of the action taken last week by Chinese and U.S. authorities to help solve the problem of tainted, substandard or even poisonous products being exported from China: Read the full...

I've been a bit congested lately, so in my shower this morning I lingered in the steam a little while and passed the time by reading labels of stuff in the shower. I generally use Dr. Bronner's almond soap because its both mild and very effective. The label is great reading, too. But, thats...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_on_he_me/dietary_supplements I want to keep up with this and see how it goes. Just how good will this go? Who knows.

You see lots of US companies making what look like medical claims for quack remedies they're selling, but then putting a 'these claims haven't been approved by the FDA...' disclaimer at the bottom of the page. Is this allowed: can you say whatever you want about the pills you're selling, so...

The FDA is gearing up to more closely regulate CAM products! PDF file of docket, although it's not the smoothest read ever. Page where you can comment on the docket (until April 30th). Seen via a dieting site, which referenced this Newstarget.com article (outraged, of course). I'm still...

I'm sure that everyone has heard about the North American pet food problem that has caused many cats and dogs to become ill, and for some to even die. :( Although manufactured by only one company it has affected almost 100 labels. (I hope no JREF pets were affected; if they were, I am so sorry...

I guess I don't understand how the FDA's involvement will help with the first two issues. Aren't there already measures to address advertising to children and sales to minors? Link Now why would Altria support this? That I can't figure out.

Anyone know where I can find an online list of all (or at least many) FDA approved substances? I found some info on the FDA site, including a page that lists approvals by month, but I'm looking for one long list in one page or document. On another forum I'm involved in a discussion where a...

I was watching the news today. It seems that the US government has decided that after years of research the meat (as well as eggs, milk ect) from cloned animals is every bit as safe as that from non-cloned animals. The science behind the report (from what I was able to read) seems pretty...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15592587/ So makers of these scam products are making buckets of money (primarily from lower-income people, according to the survey), and, if one considers this a representative sample, two-thirds of Americans wrongly believe that the products have FDA approval and...

They contain real ingredients and there is a good chance they'll actually work. We can't have that now, can we? :oldroll: http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/07/13/impotence.supplement.ap/index.html

Many children with learning disabilities, others labeled as having attention deficit disorder, are sometimes the victims of undiagnosed and untreated sleep disordered breathing (SDB). SDB interferes with normal sleep leading to excessive daytime sleepiness and all that it entails in terms of...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/04/21/medical.marijuana.ap/index.html Is this a political move or a scientific conclusion? I am not really familiar with the studies for or against.