Consumers MUST Speak Up About Hydroxycut Injuries
Monday, May 11th, 2009While the FDA monitors drug safety, surprisingly (and sadly), the voice of the consumer may be the only real regulatory system for dietary supplements. This means if you’ve been injured by Hydroxycut, you MUST speak up!
Federal law requires supplement manufacturers to report serious adverse effects to the Food and Drug Administration, but it depends on consumers to call in reactions. Experts say most consumers are unlikely to relate health problems to a supplement they assume to be safe, and even if they do, they may be reluctant to report an adverse effect from a self-medicated substance.
In 2008, the New York Times reported “No one knows how many such adverse effects befall supplement users, because there has been no reliable reporting system.”
A National Institutes of Health panel in May 2006 noted: ”The F.D.A. has insufficient resources and legislative authority to require specific safety data from dietary supplement manufacturers or distributors before or after their products are made available to the public. The constraints imposed on F.D.A. make it difficult for the health of the American public to be adequately protected.”
If you’ve been injured from using Hydroxycut, your voice needs to be heard. After all, you’re the regulatory system!