someclown Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 Judge allows ephedra banA federal judge allowed a ...Government bans ephedraThe Bush administration has ...Updated: Apr. 14, 2005, 5:24 PM ETAssociated PressSALT LAKE CITY -- A federal judge Thursday struck down the FDA ban on ephedra, the once-popular weight-loss aid that was yanked from the market after it was linked to dozens of deaths -- including that of Baltimore Orioles pitching prospect Steve Bechler.The judge ruled in favor of a Utah supplement company that challenged the Food and Drug Administration's ban. Nutraceutical claimed that ephedra "has been safely consumed" for hundreds of years, and that ephedra was wrongly being regulated by the FDA as a drug and not a food.Judge Tena Campbell agreed, saying federal law places more restrictive rules on the FDA in determining whether to ban foods as opposed to drugs. The judge said the law requires the FDA to prove that a dietary supplement is harmful, rather than having the manufacturer prove it is safe, as is required with drugs.Nutraceutical President Bruce Hough said the lawsuit had little to do with ephedra and more to do with forcing the FDA to follow the rules Congress set down for it.He said Nutraceutical interprets the ruling to mean that the company is allowed to start selling ephedra supplements again, but added that it is too soon to say whether it will put the products back on the market."This is a great affirmation for the system, that the court goes back and says, 'This is Congress' intent,' and follow it," he said.FDA spokeswoman Kimberly Rawlings said the agency is "evaluating the decision."Bechler was 23 when he died after a spring training workout on Feb. 17, 2003, sent his body temperature to 108 degrees.The medical examiner who performed the autopsy said the pitcher had a history of borderline high blood pressure and an abnormal liver. The medical examiner also said that ephedrine -- the active substance in the plant ephedra -- played a major role in the pitcher's death.In an effort to quickly shed the weight he gained during the offseason, Bechler took over-the-counter diet pills containing ephedra. The drug had been banned by the NCAA, NFL and International Olympic Committee, but not by Major League Baseball.Supplements that included ephedra were once widely used for weight loss and bodybuilding, with industry groups claiming at least 12 million users. The amphetamine-like stimulant, which speeds the heart rate and constricts blood vessels, has been linked to 155 deaths. The federal government banned it one year ago.Campbell's ruling sends the matter back to the FDA "for further rulemaking consistent with the court's opinion" and keeps the agency from enforcement action against the companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoxikated Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 Sweet...I hope it becomes legal again...in all honesty, though, I don't see much of a difference between diet supplements containing ephedra and the ones that are currently on the market....im using xenadrine efx hi-nrg right now and it works just as good as the one containing ephedra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger55 Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 It won't, unfortunately. Politics or not, thanks to the media people don't want to see it on shelves again because they think its lethal. intoxikated 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disk-ofreak Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 ppl are retarded, the ppl that died from it are the ppl who abused it, they probably took too many for too long under certain conditions,you can still get the ephedra on e-bay but i think its like 60$ a bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoxikated Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 yeah, its so stupid that its illegal because one or two stupid ppl couldnt use it responsibly....ive found sites where you can buy stacker 3 w/ephedra for $15...im nervous about giving them my credit card info, though, i dont want the freaking DEA hanging outside of my house lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disk-ofreak Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 no dea, its just ephedra,worse case senerio just say you didn't know it had epherdra, you got it for some other reason, my friends sister in law gets it from ebay, i think ebays safe with using credit cards, iv never used it, someitmes in the description it'll say epherdra free, but when you click on it ( this is what my friend told me) it'll say it has ephedra, or you can personally pm the seller, even if it does become legal and regulated, its gonna take mad long,ephdra was great to get rid of those few vanity pounds, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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