By Marc Ullman on
1/12/2010 6:13 PM
Last month, following the appearance of an article in The New York Times in which Tod Cooperman of Consumerlab.com was quoted as questioning the ability of any dietary supplement company with a wide range of products to “make every product well”, I posted an Open Letter asking Dr. Cooperman to address some concerns relating to his company’s business practices within the supplement industry. After hearing from Dr. Cooperman, I have some follow-up.
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By Marc Ullman on
12/4/2009 2:18 PM
It wasn’t surprising that Tod Cooperman of Consumerlab.com was quoted in the New York Times questioning the ability of any dietary supplement company with a wide range of products to “make every product well”. His public endorsement of products made by companies that pay fees to Consumerlab.com, however, seems somewhat more noteworthy.
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By Marc Ullman on
8/26/2009 3:34 PM
FDA receives “32 reports of liver injury including 27 requiring hospitalization” in users of GlaxoSmithKline’s Alli OTC weight loss drug. FDA receives 23 reports of liver injury including one death in users of the dietary supplement Hydroxycut. Guess which one is still on the market.
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By Marc Ullman on
8/5/2009 12:07 PM
The Wall Street Journal reports that industry affected by proposed health-care reform spent $133 million lobbying on the issue before Congress last quarter. How do you think the supplement industry stacks up?
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By Marc Ullman on
6/10/2009 11:15 AM
The Washington Post publishes an AP story slamming supplements. Consumerlab.com supplies a quote warning consumers about quality problems in the industry. What else is new?
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By Marc Ullman on
5/29/2009 10:25 AM
Does any dietary supplement offer any significant health benefit to humans? According to the LA Times, the answer is "No"!
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By Marc Ullman on
5/27/2009 4:48 PM
The working draft of the House version of the Food Safety Legislation has been relaeased. The primary authors of the bill are Chairman Emeterius John D. Dingell, Chairs Henry A. Waxman, Frank Pallone, and Bart Stupak, and Reps. Diana DeGette and Betty Sutton.
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By Marc Ullman on
5/26/2009 11:13 AM
FDA recently send a number of warning letters to websites offering products purporting to be dietary supplements that can cure or prevent the H1N1 virus (swine flu). The way those letters were addressed makes me wonder if the Agency really cares if they get there.
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By Marc Ullman on
1/26/2009 4:20 PM
I'm a little concerned about what I found while working on an article trying to predict what dietary supplement regulation might look like under the Obama Administration.
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By Marc Ullman on
7/30/2008 10:52 AM
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