Re: FDA about to make water for dehydration illegal practice of medicine

In article <1177605082.092297.85970@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
brightwinger <awthrawthr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Apr 25, 7:39 pm, Carol <mzlindy...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 25 Apr 2007 11:49:03 -0700, brightwinger <awthraw...@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

The head of the FDA has issued a ruling that could take effect in 60
days that would put every supplement company out of business. It would
also make it illegal to buy supplements without a prescription.

No one dies most years from a supplement overdose, according to the
CDC. I guess the FDA wants to give us the same level of safety as they
offer for drugs, where hundreds of thousands of people are killed or
maimed each year.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55370

Uh, no. The document they reference
athttp://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/06d-0480-gld0001.pdfis a
clarification of current regulations. The regulations are not
proposals, they have existed for some time. The explanatory document
is proposed, not the regulations. A fear-mongering reporter quoting
the comments of others who also can't read doesn't change facts.


Whether it is a current regulation or a clarification of said
regulation, any regulation that says using water to cure dehydration
and supplements for health is practicing medicine, is a mite bit
draconian, doncha think? 'Cuz supplements are NOT drugs. Nor is water.

The government should not be controlling our most basic rights. Taking
care of our own health that the health of others is a basic right.

I just read the thing. There is nothing it it that even implies you'd
need a prescription to buy supplements. Where DO you get these ideas?

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