Ephedra Ban Lifted!

[Entity]

No kidding, apparently the FDA did not follow the rules when thay banned ephedra which say that the FDA must prove the drug to be dangerous, not the supplement companies proving that its safe.

Since the attack on ephedra a few years ago, coupled with lots of lawsuits and bad press, the FDA decided to ban all supplement ephedra sales about a year and a half ago. In some states (like New York and California), it was a little more. So you can imagine the surprise that hit the airwaves on Thursday, April 14, 2005, when a federal judge struck down the FDA ban on supplements containing ephedra. A company called Nutraceutical had claimed that ephedra has been used for hundreds of years by people, and that the FDA overstepped its bounds when they regulated it as a drug, but not as a good. Judge Tena Campbell said that the FDA did not follow the rules, which says that the FDA has to prove that the dietary supplement is harmful, and not that the manufacturer has to prove that it is safe. That is required with a drug, but not with a supplement.

 

[MikeS]

We heard about this. It was 4/14/05. 6wks later, what is happening? Anyone know?

 

[MikeS]

FROM THE CAMP OF RICK COLLINS:

I asked Mike D, who works with Rick, about this topic. Heres his reply:

Still pending appeal. We're actually hoping that they do appeal the decision because the alternative may be greater emphasis on repealing DSHEA. There has already been talk that DSHEA has once again prevented the FDA from doing it's job... Rick's analysis of the decision is on steroidlaw. NNFA, CRN, and the attorneys for Nutraceutical have since released similar analysis in line with Rick's article.

 

[mike man]

I sure hope so!

I asked Mike D, who works with Rick, about this topic. Heres his reply:

Still pending appeal. We're actually hoping that they do appeal the decision because the alternative may be greater emphasis on repealing DSHEA. There has already been talk that DSHEA has once again prevented the FDA from doing it's job... Rick's analysis of the decision is on steroidlaw. NNFA, CRN, and the attorneys for Nutraceutical have since released similar analysis in line with Rick's article.

This FDA crap has gone way too far. If people are that stupid to take such alarmingly overdosed amounts, then nobody can help them. Don't need the Govt making my decisions for me.

 

[AWN2004]

I work in the retail side of the industry and I do know that Axiom-Pharma, who where the makers of the very popular M1-T and MD1-T, are going to manufacture ephedra. Ive seen the bottles and the advertising they plan to do. The real difference is that the does is cut in half so you are looking at about 12.5 mgs of ephedra alkaloids per cap. Its funny though because they just include twice as many caps as they normaly would in a regular bottle....which I believe is 120. The only problem that many of these companies face, are the insurance premiums associated with the sale and manfucturing of ephedra. Its so over the top that many have decided that its not worth the money, and with a couple of new VERY powerful designer steriod/pro-hormones out and on the way, many of these guys are trying to cash in on the sale of those instead. Thats what I know and we are one of the first to know when stuff like this comes out so Ill keep you posted.