DSHEA does not require supplements to be tested for safety or efficacy before they can be marketed as long as no claims for treating disease are made. Congress has tried to update the law, but powerful Senators have blocked reform.https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-dietary-supplement-safety-act-of-2010-a-long-overdue-correction/ …
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@DaveandChuck, powerful lawmakers like Orrin Hatch before he retired, particularly from Utah, which is (believe it or not) the state that is the home of the supplement industry in the US, prevent reform of the DSHEA.https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/utahs-senator-orrin-hatch-defender-of-the-supplement-industry/ …Show this thread -
There's even a Dietary Supplement Caucus that exists to protect the financial interests of the supplement manufacturers. It's powerful, too.
@DaveandChuckhttps://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-congressional-dietary-supplement-caucus/ …Show this thread
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