Dietary supplements are NOT regulated by the FDA. Therefore it is up to the manufacturer to be “honest” with consumers about the vitamins, minerals, weight loss products and other supplements they create to do what they say they are going to do and to contain only the ingredients they claim to include. The Supplement industry claims it is one of the more highly regulated industries when in fact it is not regulated at all.
Many people have died, became very ill or have had strokes, heart attacks or became paralyzed or had other adverse effects simply by taking supplements. An Orioles baseball player died after taking Ephedra and it still took 2 years for the FDA to get the product removed from the market. It is time to change that and protect ourselves and our children!