FDA will finally ban ephedra

February 2004

The FDA will finally ban ephedra.

This is the first time the FDA will ban a supplement using the DSHEA law...Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act.

DRUGS must be proven safe and effective to get ON the market...but for SUPPLEMENTS, the FDA must prove they cause harm to get them OFF the market.

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