Dietary Supplements Illegally Labeled: Dozens Make False Claims, Report Says
SAN FRANCISCO - Dozens of weight loss and immune system supplements on the market are illegally labeled and lack the recommended scientific evidence to back up their purported health claims, government investigators warn in a new review of the ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Guest Column: Distinguishing Safe From Unsafe Supplement Products
Retailers must be aware that there are bad actors that manufacture and distribute illegal products masquerading as dietary supplements. C-store manufacturers who are not doing their due diligence by carefully vetting the products they sell could find ...www.cspnet.com
USADA official cautions athletes about supplement use
While some claims are supported for some ingredients (e.g. calcium helps build strong bones) in a study published in BMJ Open, it was noted that 'There is a striking lack of evidence to support the vast majority of sports-related products that make ...www.nutraingredients-usa.com
In the Spotlight: Tragic outcome raises caution over dietary supplements
The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in July 2009 to stop using body-building products that claim to contain synthetic steroids or steroid-like ingredients.www.pjstar.com
Report: Weight Cures Light on Science
... on Science. The $20 billion weight-loss and diet-supplement industry is the target of a new government review that found that about a fifth of all supplements sold had labels that misrepresented their health benefits.www.thedailybeast.com
Decline in births goes beyond the ailing economy
This story is part of Health and Wellness · Researchers study breast cancers after pregnancy · Tanning beds' toll: At least 170,000 skin cancers a year · Report: Some dietary supplements illegally labeled ...www.usatoday.com
10 Things to Know for Today
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS MAY NOT BE WHAT THEY SEEM. Twenty percent of weight loss and immune-boosting supplements examined in a government report made illegal claims on their labels. 8. A RARE VICTORY AGAINST ONLINE PIRACY ...www.ktvn.com
DA supports anti-meth program
... and various other business and association leaders to launch the "Anti-Smurfing Campaign" that is being sponsored by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, which is a national association representing the makers and consumers of over the ...www.franklincountytimes.com
FIFA Supplement Alarm Not New
This is a sore spot for the greater nutritional supplement industry. John Shaw, executive director and CEO of the Natural Products Association (NPA), called claims the industry's quality control is poor are "flat out wrong." He argued dietary ...www.naturalproductsinsider.com
Obama vs. Romney
Industry had numerous disagreements with Clinton's appointed FDA Commissioner, David Kessler, M.D., who said FDA would not approve any proposed disease prevention claims for dietary supplements, even though the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act ...www.naturalproductsinsider.com
China helps bust US drug websites
A third of the websites were selling counterfeit or illegal dietary supplements, he revealed. Some websites offered free Viagra or Cialis, to treat erectile dysfunction, with the purchase of health food.www.chinadaily.com.cn
Anti-smurfing campaign to combat methamphetamine
The campaign is sponsored by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, who represents the makers and consumers of over the counter medicines and dietary supplements. The educational campaign is ... Smurfing-- illegally purchasing, attempting or ...www.southeastsun.com
Consumer Reports Reminds Us to Be Vigilant about Supplement Attacks
Research shows supplements can address nutritional deficiencies, improve overall health, and could save billions in health care costs through a lower incidence of sickness and ailments.www.naturalproductsinsider.com
Global Biotech Fails GMPs After Product Seizure
STONEHAM, Mass.—Just months after U.S. Marshals seized products from Global Biotechnologies Inc. for illegal marketing claims, FDA found the company's production facility did not meet cGMPs (current good manufacturing practices). FDA inspected the ...www.naturalproductsinsider.com
FDA Sends Stern Warning About Internet Pharmacies: Only 3% Meet US ...
... biological products for human use, and medical devices. The agency also is responsible for the safety and security of the nation's food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, products that give off electronic radiation, and for regulating tobacco ...www.seniorjournal.com
FDA Highlights Concussion Warning Letter
FDA stressed to both companies that such disease and condition claims make these products new unapproved drugs, not dietary supplement. as such, the products are being illegally marketed int he United States without FDA approval. "The FDA has taken ...www.naturalproductsinsider.com
Illegal immigrant out of jail and into deportation process
Two decades after he illegally slipped over the U.S. border from Mexico, Oscar's life as an illegal immigrant finally had caught up to him.www.kansascity.com
North Carolina Paleo-Diet Blogger Locked in Free Speech Fight
A federal judge said a North Carolina man advocating a Paleolithic or "caveman" diet on his blog is "unlikely to succeed" in his claim that the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition has violated his freedom of speech. ... Cooksey "remains free to ...news.heartland.org
Organic Illusions
Stanford University and the authors have been accused of being in bed with food producer Cargill, and all the bishops of the foodie orthodoxy have responded by disagreeing and, in many instances, changing the subject.www.american.com
Thailand's skin-whitening craze reaches woman's intimate areas
Products promising to lighten the face, body and armpits are already available across the country, with skin-whitening pills and diet supplements claiming to pick up where the cosmetics leave off. ... Some products are illegal. There is no suggestion ...www.guardian.co.uk
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