FDA issues new safety rules for vitamins

The FDA is issuing regulations that would require manufacturers of vitamins, herbal pills and other non prescription medications to actually test the products they are putting on the shelves. The rule which will phase in comes after several suppliments have gone to market with ingredients and other active medications that do not appear on the lable.

WASHINGTON - For the first time, manufacturers of vitamins, herbal pills and other dietary supplements will have to test all of their products' ingredients. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it is phasing in a new rule that is designed to address concerns that existing regulations allowed supplements onto the market that were contaminated or didn't contain ingredients claimed on the label.
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It's about time, IMHO. I'm aware of a couple of studies that analyzed what was in these items, and the consumer wasn't getting a real bang for their buck. Some of them contained dangerous substances.