Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 FDA Pressed for Action on Ephedra WASHINGTON (AP) - A leading senator took the Bush Administration to task Wednesday for its failure to act on the potentially dangerous food supplement ephedra. ``Today I am asking the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine whether the dietary supplement ephedra poses an 'imminent hazard' to the public's health, and if so, use his authority to suspend sales of the product in the U.S. until we can ensure that it is safe,'' said Sen. Richard J. Durbin, chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee's oversight panel.... For the full text of this story, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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