RESEARCH - FDA lacks authority over supplements

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Report: FDA lacks authority over supplements

By Weise, USA TODAY

The Food and Drug Administration does not have the information,

resources or recall ability necessary to adequately regulate dietary

supplements, according to a Government Accountability Office report

released this week.

Congress requested the evaluation of how the FDA regulates these

popular products. The Nutrition Business Journal reports that 79% of

adult Americans take dietary supplements.

The GAO listed a number of areas in which the FDA has little

oversight. For example, supplement companies don't have to tell the

FDA what products they sell or ingredients they use.

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-03-03-fda-supplements_N.htm

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