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Should the FDA regulate natural supplements and herbal remedies?

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Yes
58% 353 votes Total: 611 votes
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42% 258 votes
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  • 1 of 18

    by Jodi L. Nielson

    Should the FDA Regulate Natural Supplements and Herbal Remedies? The truth of the matter is that they already do and have for over two decades. The FDA has always held ...read more

  • 2 of 18

    by Penny Phillip

    Considering that certain "herbs" can cause liver failure, bleeding or labor that's potentially harmful to a baby, the answer would most certainly be "Yes". Before you panic a...read more

  • 3 of 18

    by Sara Stewart

    There is a funny scene in the beginning of the movie "A Few Good Men" where Tom Cruise's character is plea-bargaining on behalf of a soldier who bought and smoked oregano, think...read more

  • 4 of 18

    by Eve Redstone

    Patients are turning to natural remedies, supplements and herbal treatments for disease in ever increasing numbers. The reliance of patients on chemical solutions to health prob...read more

  • 5 of 18

    by Eric Lannak

    Remember ephedra? The New England Journal of Medicine reported a slew of deaths and disabilities resulting from use of this herb. What people don't know is that one distributor ...read more

  • 6 of 18

    by Marcia Middleton

    Yes, the FDA should regulate supplements and herbal remedies. I understand that its up to the consumer to be proactive about what they are taking, that you should research anyth...read more

  • 7 of 18

    by Richard Ford

    Heroin, Cocaine and magic mushrooms are all natural substances- yet all are powerful drugs that often kill. So are cigarettes. There is often an assumption that natural produ...read more

  • 8 of 18 Donatedbadge

    by PJ Hall-Bills

    It should not be a question as to if they should regulate natural supplements and herbal remedies, but why are they not regulating them? A lot of people think because somethin...read more

  • 9 of 18

    by M.D. Simmons

    Yes and for more reasons then one. Alternative medicine is often not taken seriously. A little hokie if you will. Because many people think they are placebo type things they ...read more

  • 10 of 18

    by Om Sethi

    Should the FDA regulates natural supplements & herbal Remedies What is it, why not FDA regulates natural supplements? Let we discuss the main purpose or the word meaning of FDR,...read more

  • 11 of 18

    by Jeff Parry

    The sale of natural remedies and supplements should be placed under the FDA's remit. A lot of these products are about as effective as using leaches and spells. There is a usefu...read more

  • 12 of 18

    by Peter Edwards

    There is a great need for regulation via the FDA on all supplements and herbal remedies. In the interests of public safety, all products should be tested for toxins and validity...read more

  • 13 of 18

    by Marianne Leanza

    I do believe that the FDA should regulate natural supplements and herbal remedies because of the fact being that there different ones out there and we aren't all sure what they ...read more

  • 14 of 18

    by Diana Perez

    Herbal remedies have been around for thousands of years yet the vast majority of society fails to recognize that herbs were being administered topically and ingested orally for ...read more

  • 15 of 18

    by Roger Morse

    Current regulation of medications by the FDA requires millions of dollars of research before a drug can come on the market. Remember Zomax, the pain pill that gave people heart ...read more

  • 16 of 18

    by EMSalem

    Yesterday, Legislation was passed giving The Food and Drug Administration the right to set standards on Herbs and other dietary supplements: They must be free of contaminants, (...read more

  • 17 of 18

    by Kristen Skywalker

    Yes, I feel that this would be necessary. Currently we are seeing more and more kinds of supplements and herbal remedies popping up in the market, each promising to deliver ...read more

  • 18 of 18

    by emily zola

    Yes, though in a sense they already do. Makers of homeopathic remedies, for example, are not allowed by the FDA to advertise that they actually provide cures for any illnesses (...read more

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  • 1 of 35 Donatedbadge

    by Karlin Brock

    Are you aware of the fact that Congress is contemplating an overthrow of The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act? This may sound paranoid and inflammatory but it is noth...read more

  • 2 of 35

    by Bobby Keith

    Isn't it amazing how we Americans tend to believe that because something is approved, or regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it's safe? This is absolutely not ...read more

  • 3 of 35

    by Dorothy Marie Kucera

    No, the FDA is not qualified to control the natural supplement industry nor any other branch of alternative medicine because they are not trained-they do not understand the voca...read more

  • 4 of 35

    by Todd Daigneault

    Absolutely not. The FDA has had vitamins, herbal supplements in their crosshairs for many years. This is just part of a larger global conspiracy to eliminate alternative health...read more

  • 5 of 35

    by Dame Leo

    Must we have an Rx for parsley, Oh my, it is a powerful diuretic? Let it loose, available over the counter in unmeasured amounts and we might overdose on it. Look out those s...read more

  • 6 of 35

    by Danette M. Scott

    Should the FDA regulate natural supplements and herbal remedies? Where does it end? The FDA trying regulate natural supplements and herbal remedies along with the overpriced dru...read more

  • 7 of 35

    by Anthony Hesketh

    Firstly, I would like to point out that the FDA DOES in fact regulate dietary supplements and herbal remedies. The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) g...read more

  • 8 of 35

    by WordWizard

    Should the FDA regulate natural supplements and herbal remedies? My answer is absolutely not. I know the spirit and intent of the FDA is supposedly to protect people, however I ...read more

  • 9 of 35

    by M. J. Joachim

    The Freedom of Choice, Naturally For as long as I can remember, I have taken chicken soup when a cold was beginning in my body. I usually make it from scratch, with lots o...read more

  • 10 of 35

    by Eliot Chandler

    I'm writing about the proposed Federal legislation, "FDA Docket 2006D-0480, Draft Guidance for Industry on Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Their Regulation by the Foo...read more

  • 11 of 35

    by Nancy Lynam

    If the FDA regulated natural supplements and herbal remedies, it would be because there would be some monetary advantage....just as there is with the pharmaceutical companies. H...read more

  • 12 of 35

    by Carel Two-Eagle

    There is a gross over-abundance of over-regulation of our lives by the federal government - especially in the area of health - already. I am a Traditional healer of my Peop...read more

  • 13 of 35

    by David Herrera

    The FDA should not have anything to do with natural supplements and herbal cures, remedies, or natural cures or test these remedies nor inspect plants that manufacture these cur...read more

  • 14 of 35

    by Jimmy Ettele

    Why not let another dirty finger from the government intrude on our lives? For some strange reason the federal government, comprised mainly of men, have decided what a woman ca...read more

  • 15 of 35

    by Steven Rechel

    I am new to Helium but I find it very interesting.First off I would like to thank you for reading this as I have written this just using my basic knowledge of this issue.I voted...read more

  • 16 of 35

    by T.Shaffer

    Throughout the world, people of various cultures have used, and relied on alternative medicine. The term alternative medicine broadly describes treatments and healthcare practic...read more

  • 17 of 35

    by Sharon Kull

    NO, NO, NO! The FDA should not regulate natural supplements and herbal remedies! There are many ways to skin the proverbial cat, just as there are many ways to heal a si...read more

  • 18 of 35

    by Linda Sunkle-Pierucki

    The FDA, as a leading protector of the public health, has plenty on its plate right now. We have had recalls and investigations of meat, spinach, pet food, lead-painted toys, He...read more

  • 19 of 35

    by Joni Greever

    The media just loves to crow when a natural supplement has an adverse effect and soon the war cry goes out to have it banned, along with all the other herbs used for thousands o...read more

  • 20 of 35

    by Paulette Redemske

    Should the FDA regulate natural supplements and herbal remedies? Simply put "NO". One has just to turn on the television or pick up a newspaper and see all the recalls and l...read more

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