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Escalating concerns regarding the safety of ephedra supplements led the FDA to ban the sale of supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids (specifically ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norephedrine, and methylephedrine) in the United States in 2004. This ban was challenged by supplement manufacturers and initially overturned, but ultimately upheld.
In the United States, ephedra supplements were banned from the market in the early 21st century due to serious safety risks. [22] Plants of the genus Ephedra , including E. sinica and others, were used in traditional medicine for treating headache and respiratory infections , but there is no scientific evidence they are effective or safe for ...
At the state level, Metabolife contributed $10,000 to then-Governor of Texas George W. Bush, who intervened to stop regulation which would have banned over-the-counter sales of ephedra. Bush subsequently returned the $10,000 after Ellis' and Blevins' methamphetamine convictions were publicized in the media. [4]
On New Year's Day, the city of Columbus, Ohio, did what the federal government has not been able to: ban the sale of menthol cigarettes. Three weeks later, the state Legislature voted to reinstate ...
The Ohio House voted earlier this month to override Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of a state law passed a year ago and included in a state budget in July that would prohibit cities from banning flavored ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it plans to ban products containing phenylephrine, an ingredient found in many over-the-counter (OTC) oral cold and flu medications.
TrimSpa was a dietary supplement designed for weight loss, marketed by the company Goen Technologies and headed by Alexander Szynalski. [1] The ephedra-based supplement was marketed by TrimSpa to help "stave off hunger", [2] until ephedra was banned from the United States.
The ban on specific foods in the United States can stem from a range of concerns, from animal welfare to health to mere social convention. ... In 2019, the New York City Council voted to ban foie ...