Action Alert article should supplement research, not replace it -
Regarding the “action alert” article mentioned in the recent e-news: I think people should carefully read Docket No. 2006D-0480 AND the regulations posted on the FDA website before they jump to any conclusions. For one thing, the Docket is not pushing to “reclassify” vitamins and supplements as FDA-regulated substances OR limit the availability of alternative products and services; it is reminding the industry that they already are subject to FDA regulations, and that all entities involved in their manufacture, labeling, distribution, and sale should be aware of what those regulations are.
In my opinion, this is a good thing. These products and practices should be held to the same standards of safety and labeling as anything else we consume.
If I’m wrong in interpreting Docket No. 2006D-0480 and the FDA guidelines, I invite anyone to cite what I’m missing and correct me. As it stands, this “action alert” article strikes me as unnecessarily reactionary and misleading.