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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 2004 ban on the sale
of diet
pills containing ephedrine alkaloids (ephedra) was reinstated
on Aug. 17 when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
overturned a 2005 ruling by a federal District Court judge
in Salt Lake City.
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling demonstrates the
soundness of FDA's decision to ban dietary supplements containing
ephedrine alkaloids," the FDA said in a statement.
While many supplement makers either withdrew their ephedra
weight loss products or reformulated them to eliminate ephedra
following the 2004 ban, Nutraceutical Corp. sued the FDA and
in April 2005, Judge Tena Campbell ruled that Nutraceutical
could sell products that contain 10 milligrams or less of
ephedra.
While dietary supplement trade associations urged their members
not to resume sale of products with ephedra (and Neutaceutical
did not resumed sale of Soleray Ephedra), some other companies
have been again promoting weight
loss diet pills with ephedra.
The FDA said the Appeals Court found that the record "supports
the agency's findings that dietary supplements containing
ephedrine alkaloids pose an unreasonable risk of illness or
injury to users, especially those suffering from heart disease
and high blood pressure.
"No dosage of dietary supplements containing ephedrine
alkaloids is safe and the sale of these products in the United
States is illegal and subject to FDA enforcement action,"
the FDA said.
Source:http://www.dietdrugreport.com/News/news-082106.htm
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