Dietary Supplement Regulation bill introduced

[papajohn56]

http://mccain.senate.gov/public/ind...ecord_id=952dda07-b71c-4034-4f34-c38974978f7d

If any of you Acai/Colon etc advertisers have the money, now would be the time to start lobbying.

 

[sumitdhawan09]

Hello friend,

Is he no old man that lose Obama for president?

I think he should retire instead write law against affiliate marketers.

Good luck bro

 

[Sohan]

This legislation would require dietary supplement manufactures to register with the FDA and fully disclose the ingredients contained in the supplement.

Isn't that already the law, to disclose what's in the supplement?

 

[FTC-Hater]

I don't think, think is the key word, that this is a big deal.

Couldn't an acai pill be approved by the FDA, since it's nothing bad anyway, and then that pill can be used by every new start up acai firm.

Obviously I don't know all the inner workings of the FDA, and what you can and cannot do but this is most certainly geared towards "banned" substances used for football players - not acai (sugar) pills.

 

[Deckah]

Seems just for recall purposes. Yeah it could be, just as any other dietary supplement, if they see fit. You never know with them though. Wonder what sparked it, bet his asshole nearly blew out due to a colon-cleanse product.

Could really help if you get the only FDA approved product to promote.

 

[Drake]

Isn't McCain dead yet?

 

[Deckah]

Isn't that already the law, to disclose what's in the supplement?

I wasn't sure they needed to for most things out there. I seen a couple products shitcanned before they even made it into production due to a newly marketed ingredient (these were muscle products though). They were considered "too powerful" and put on the drug list.

http://www.fda.gov/Food/DietarySupplements/ucm109764.htm

Something I just seen about tobacco. Damn I need to get with the times. :conehead:

http://www.hotsr.com/news/WireHeadlines/2010/01/19/tobacco-ingredients-under-fda-review-81.php

 

[johu]

So McCain now cares more about trying to look bi-partisan, rather than smaller government and less intrusion?

 

[rogerrabbit]

smh... I liked this guy

 

[eVandals]

Couldn't an acai pill be approved by the FDA, since it's nothing bad anyway, and then that pill can be used by every new start up acai firm.

Fulfillment centers and nutriceutical labs are being visited by the fda already and if they don't have their shit together they'll be shut down. You're right in the fact that they can verify to the fda what's in their products then distribute them to other companies or for the companies. Im sure it involves some kind of strict mandatory checkup procedure(it is the FDA) but after the fulfillment company or whomever is approved, business goes on.

 

[directresponse]

This will also effect products that list all of their ingreidents in a proprietary formula and don't disclose the amount of each ingredient that is included.

 

[rahblah]

This might effect product owners by creating new regulatory hoops but I don't see how it matters much to affiliates.

McCain is just trying to strengthen the FDA's ability to recall dietary supplements IF they prove to me unsafe. In the highly unlikely event that happens, you just move on to a new product.

This would be cause for concern if they were trying to limit the claims you could make on supplements. But they're not. McCain is not addressing efficacy or claims of efficacy.

The FDA will never monitor efficacy of non-pharma products. It would require rigorous (years long and very expensive) double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. Even if companies could afford it, the FDA can't afford to monitor those trials. They are already understaffed. It's just far too impractical.

This is a whole lot of nothing.

 

[savantmarketing]

yeah but, with getting approval from the FDA you will probably have the burden of proving its safe to the FDA including clinical trials. In other words, only the big boys will survive all the new costs and the barrier to entry will be increased. Bad for small business owners.

 

[DarkN1ght]

yeah but, with getting approval from the FDA you will probably have the burden of proving its safe to the FDA including clinical trials. In other words, only the big boys will survive all the new costs and the barrier to entry will be increased. Bad for small business owners.

Trust me they have the money to prove it... Knowing how much I have made from Acai and countless others these companies should not have a problem if it comes down to making everything good with the FDA. Not to mention their product could then be sold by pushing that its "FDA Approved." I have never tried the Acai products or even an Acai berry before but if it works then I really dont see it being an issue. A family member of mine works for Quintiles and I have a pretty good amount of knowledge in how drugs get tested and come to the market. The only real problem they face is time as clinical trials can take years and whos to say whats left of the Acai buzz will still be around then... Its Hoodia all over again.

Personally I dont really give a shit... Acai dropped off a long time ago for me. Always keep it movin bitches

 

[eVandals]

yeah but, with getting approval from the FDA you will probably have the burden of proving its safe to the FDA including clinical trials. In other words, only the big boys will survive all the new costs and the barrier to entry will be increased. Bad for small business owners.

This is only the case for being in the business of physically making the formulas, and no I don't think clinical trials are going to be necessary. They are simply asking for verification of what's in the dietary supplement. I for one am not in disagreement over this because there are many "labs" out there that don't have enough attention to detail and are harming people.

Nowhere in this new proposed bill does it say you can't attain supplements from a legitimate manufacturer and distribute them.

Here is one company that is widely known, already taken initiatives to comply with these type of regulations and the FDA:

GMP Certified | Manufacturer

 

[mont7071]

This might effect product owners by creating new regulatory hoops but I don't see how it matters much to affiliates.

McCain is just trying to strengthen the FDA's ability to recall dietary supplements IF they prove to me unsafe. In the highly unlikely event that happens, you just move on to a new product.

This would be cause for concern if they were trying to limit the claims you could make on supplements. But they're not. McCain is not addressing efficacy or claims of efficacy.

The FDA will never monitor efficacy of non-pharma products. It would require rigorous (years long and very expensive) double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. Even if companies could afford it, the FDA can't afford to monitor those trials. They are already understaffed. It's just far too impractical.

This is a whole lot of nothing.

^^THIS