Rather kneejerk response on the part of a lot of people here. The fact is that the FDA is an out of control bureaucracy, NOT elected by the people. They needed a slapdown. Their ephedra ban was not based on an interest in protecting us (from ourselves of all things).
The judge did the right thing. He restored our liberty to CHOOSE FOR OURSELVES whether or not we want to use ephedra. Personally, I don't - my adrenals can't handle it. However, I appreciate having the option, valuing freedom and all that, like many here apparently don't.
Remember, this is FREE Republic. Not "outlaw everything I personally don't like b/c I believe the stupid media" Republic.
I'm with you.
The FDA needs more slapdowns......and so does the EPA and a whole host of other alphabet soup regulatory agencies.
Not bad. Maybe this is the tagline you are holding out for?
Hay bluefish,
Before I start, I'd like to say that I do believe that ALL the bureaucracy's need to be slaped down, and that the founding fore fathers would be turning in their graves if they knew that all of the fighting and dying to be free of the british colonies taxes was a waste. Now we are taxed just as much, if not more...
On to the ephedra overturned ban...
So you think the right thing to do is to over turn the FDA's ruling, to 'help the people choose.' In the ruling the sellers were supposed to tell the consumers about the dangers, but the sellers were not going to take that 'bourden of proof' and tell their prospective customers about the problems.
Most people believed the b***s**t that people like me, who used to tell them said. All Metabilife and I'm ashamed to say me, wanted was $$$$ that was the bottom line, staying in the black, and who cares about the little peoples health.
Well if anyone would have seen the the several people I have seen go throught the pain, they would have wanted to have that warning about what ephedra could do like possibly kill you! And what about "the supplement [that] contributed to the death of Steve Bechler, a 23-year-old pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles." And all the people like him that did die or now have perminate disabilities and are in constant pain? Are there deaths/injuries just water under the bridge?? or do they even mean something???
Maybe the answer lies in the middle, like what all the drugs/cigs have; maybe a warning on the label that it could cause liver and or heart falure, and death even in small amounts of use over time. This would let us, 'we the people' choose, but get their butts off the line for any lawsuits, (**oops maybe not, remember the class action suit that marlboro lost...)
Who knows, and REALLY who does care???