To: blam; Coleus
"In 1989, a contaminated batch forced the FDA to pull tryptophan off the US market, never to return."
Strange how a single (foreign) contaminated batch caused the ban, eh?
3 posted on
12/11/2005 5:19:36 PM PST by
SunkenCiv
("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
To: SunkenCiv
Sukenciv;
Yes it is, ever read this article?
http://www.ceri.com/trypto.htm
Showa Denko (the maker of the bad batch) changed their manufacturing process that led to this "bad batch". It was so well timed...right before Prozac was rolled out!
Best,
Tom
5 posted on
12/11/2005 6:48:04 PM PST by
oxcart
To: SunkenCiv
yes, at the time the ssri's became available. nice excuse
7 posted on
12/11/2005 6:59:52 PM PST by
Coleus
(Roe v. Wade and Endangered Species Act both passed in 1973, Murder Babies/save trees, birds, algae)
To: SunkenCiv
"In 1989, a contaminated batch forced the FDA to pull tryptophan off the US market, never to return." Strange how a single (foreign) contaminated batch caused the ban, eh?The contamination occurred when it was made by genetically engineered bacteria. The FDA banned tryptophane, even though it had a 25 year safety record, and immediately gave approval to genetically engineered tomatoes at the same time. There's logic.
13 posted on
12/12/2005 12:43:57 PM PST by
aimhigh
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