Guest guest Posted May 14, 2002 Report Share Posted May 14, 2002 Aloe and cascara banned as OTC laxative ingredients. The FDA issued a final ruling that aloe and cascara sagrada will not be included in the final monograph for over-the-counter laxative drug products because they have not been proven safe and effective as stimulant laxatives. As of November 5, 2002, aloe extract, aloe flower extract, cascara fluidextract aromatic, cascara sagrada extract, casanthranol, cascara sagrada bark and cascara sagrada fluidextract will no longer be allowed in nonprescription laxative products. [status of certain over-the-counter Category II and III active ingredients, Federal Register 67:31125-31127, 2002] http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/multidb.html The new rule does not " protect " consumers from these ingredients in products that are legally marketable as " dietary supplements. " --------------------------- IRA L. JACOBSON --------------------------- mailto:laser@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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