Political Quotes

“Today, the Senate adopted a bipartisan bill that provides the Food and Drug Administration with the tools it needs to help monitor the safety of dietary supplements. Dietary supplements are safely consumed by millions of Americans every day. I myself take a multivitamin every morning. The vast majority of these supplements do not result in harm to the consumer. Unfortunately, this is not the case for all supplements. Some cause dangerous health problems: increased blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, seizures and liver failure. Ephedra is the most well-known among these. Under the Dietary Supplement Heath and Education Act, DSHEA, which passed in 1994, supplement manufacturers are not required to prove their products are safe or effective before they are marketed: supplements are assumed safe until proven unsafe. The bill we passed today will help the FDA identify products that may be causing harm to consumers.”