May
11, 2006
"FDA Tries to Restore Ephedra Ban"
The FDA is appealing to a federal court to have the Ephedra ban upheld. A Utah judge has lifted the ban on dietary supplements containing low doses of ephedrine, a substance known to cause serious side effects. The FDA contends that this judge misunderstood the law and ignored scientific evidence about ephedra’s adverse effects on the body.
Ephedra has been linked to dozens of deaths and serious injuries including heart attack and high blood pressure. Two years ago, the Food And Drug Administration (FDA) banned the substance from weight loss supplements and other dietary aids.
Nutraceutical Corp. challenged the ban. Last year, a US District Judge in Utah ruled that the ban could not be enforced on products containing less than 10 milligrams of ephedrine.
The judge, Tena Campbell from Salt Lake City, determined that the FDA must prove ephedra poses side effect risks, as opposed to Nutraceutical having to prove the benefit of their ephedra supplements.
It is unclear whether the appeals judges will rule in favor of the FDA or Nutraceuticals in this legal battle over ephedra, a known danger to the human body.
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