The Most Dangerous Law…
January 21, 2013 by Norbert Haupt
…ever passed in the United States has been the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. As a consequence, the FDA has no control over the contents of those thousands of bright-colored bottles in the vitamin section of our supermarkets. And most of us have no idea that this is the case.
For example, I am a man over 50, so naturally it sounds good that I should take one of these tablets every day – conveniently available at my local Costco at a pretty good price. After all, the product is designed to support the heart and eye health.
But note the asterisk behind the statement on top. That refers to the caveat statement on the bottom of the bottle, which states:
This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Of course, this disclaimer is the ONLY requirement of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994.
To understand the full impact of this, I need to put this into perspective. Let’s look at the back of this bottle:
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I have no idea what all these ingredients are. I am not a chemist or pharmacist. And I also had no idea that the FDA isn’t even looking at this. The product could contain cyanide, be proven to contain cyanide, have cyanide listed as one of the ingredients, and people would still be buying it. Who reads the fine print on the backs of the bottles and packages of vitamins or other supplementary products?
After the passing of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, the vitamin companies, which, by the way, are often owned by Big Pharma companies, are the only ones that really know what’s in these bottles. There is no control, no oversight, no regulation. Just the consumer, enticed by marketing of statements that are wild guesses at best.
The female version of this specific product proclaims in large letters on the front:
Supports Breast & Bone Health*
with the asterisk, of course, to tell us that’s a statement made up by a marketing goober, to get females to buy the product. It is backed by nothing but the word of the manufacturer who also says it right there:
this product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
I know people who forego conventional medicine in favor of supplements and holistic treatments. I wonder if they know that none of those are scrutinized by any oversight body. This is what happens when government does NOT regulate. We are on our own.
The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act is the most dangerous law in the land.
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The Most Dangerous Law…
January 21, 2013 by Norbert Haupt
…ever passed in the United States has been the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. As a consequence, the FDA has no control over the contents of those thousands of bright-colored bottles in the vitamin section of our supermarkets. And most of us have no idea that this is the case.
But note the asterisk behind the statement on top. That refers to the caveat statement on the bottom of the bottle, which states:
This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Of course, this disclaimer is the ONLY requirement of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994.
To understand the full impact of this, I need to put this into perspective. Let’s look at the back of this bottle:
[click to enlarge]
After the passing of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, the vitamin companies, which, by the way, are often owned by Big Pharma companies, are the only ones that really know what’s in these bottles. There is no control, no oversight, no regulation. Just the consumer, enticed by marketing of statements that are wild guesses at best.
The female version of this specific product proclaims in large letters on the front:
Supports Breast & Bone Health*
with the asterisk, of course, to tell us that’s a statement made up by a marketing goober, to get females to buy the product. It is backed by nothing but the word of the manufacturer who also says it right there:
this product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
I know people who forego conventional medicine in favor of supplements and holistic treatments. I wonder if they know that none of those are scrutinized by any oversight body. This is what happens when government does NOT regulate. We are on our own.
The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act is the most dangerous law in the land.
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