I don’t know anymore than what I briefly read on this site but it seems the USADA (U.S. Anti-Doping Agency) and as I understand it, in conjunction with the FDA are looking to clamp down on supplement suppliers. And it’s about time. If you have spent any time surfing around the web or just spent some time in the the supplement isle in any store you will notice the vast majority of product that is available. What has always baffled me is that pharmaceutical companies usually have to go through stringent testing to bring any kind of drug to market and yet new supplements (especially fat burner pills) seem to pop up almost out of thin air.
There are some unscrupulous companies out there offering very dangerous products that people are using and it seems there is little or now control.
Our recommendation always is to stay away from any kind of fat burner or dietary supplement but we know of course that people are going to purchase them regardless – everyone has to burn (excuse the pun) their fingers at least once I guess. If you are going to try then please take the time to do your research properly.
Anyway, back to the post. It seems there is more focus on claims about supplements containing steroids or advertising that products perform like steroids. The site assures us they will stay on top of what happens. Hopefully this is a step in the right direction for getting some control over the obvious outrageous claims some of these companies make about their products and that this will have a ripple effect into controlling other supplements that are potentially dangerous or just plain useless.
USADA Launches “Supplement Safety Now” Site
- All dietary supplement companies should be required to register as “dietary supplement companies” so that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can identify them.
- Dietary supplement companies should provide the FDA with a comprehensive list of all dietary supplements they manufacture with a copy of the master formulas and product labels.
- Dietary supplement companies should provide a 75-day pre-market notice to the FDA not only for New Dietary Ingredients, but for all products containing steroids (including hormones, pro-hormones and hormone analogues) and must establish that the product is safe under its intended use.
