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FDA to Ban Sales of Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Amy G. Ling
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On December 30, 2003, the FDA announced that it will publish a rule banning sales of ephedra - a dietary supplement often utilized for weight loss, increased energy, and enhanced athletic performance - because it poses an unreasonable health risk.The ban will be issued under the auspices of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), in response to a process that began in June of 1997, when the FDA first proposed a mandatory warning statement on dietary supplements containing ephedra. FDAs analysis of the scientific evidence has led it to conclude that dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids present an unreasonable risk of illness or injury and are therefore adulterated under Section 402(f)(1)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act?

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Recent Developments in Health Law
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , Spring 2004 , pp. 184 - 186
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2004

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