X-Message-Number: 11306 Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 19:16:20 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Platt <> Subject: Vitamin Ruling a Bitter Pill for FDA (fwd) Vitamin Ruling a Bitter Pill for FDA The Food and Drug Administration has been dealt a major setback in its efforts to police health claims by makers of dietary supplements. The agency recently lost a court battle launched by manufacturers of the supplements. A unanimous D.C. Circuit panel ruled, in part, that the FDA must employ the least restrictive means available when regulating labels on supplements. For supplement-makers, the decision marks a potentially lucrative balance-sheet boost and, more broadly, a resounding victory for commercial speech. (Legal Times -- For complete story, see http://www.lawnewsnetwork.com/stories/feb/e022299f.html) Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=11306