I went to this website: http://www.ncahf.org/
...and emailed the person there: [email protected] ...asking >Is there any convincing evidence to show for the FDA's rumblings >against colloidal silver? ...and received this reply: >>From: [email protected] >>Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 00:52:37 -0500 (EST) >>Dear Gary, >> Yes -- the FDA has good reason to speak out against the use of colloidal >>silver. This product is being hawked as a superior germ fighter by promoters >>such as the vet Joel Wallach. At the very least, a permanent skin >>discoloration known as argyria can result from ingesting too much silver. >> Even the National Nutritional Foods Association (the largest >>organization of health food manufacturers, distributors, and stores) is >>warning health food dealers and consumers that colloidal silver products have >>not been proven safe or effective. >>Ellen Coleman, RD, MA, MPH >>Registered dietitian and exercise physiologist >>Member, National Council Against Healthraud ...to which I asked in another email: >I would like to see their documentation please. Where can I find it? Or >is it classified? ...and to that question I received no response. Perhaps a claim can be made against something without any need to show any documentation or studies. One would think they would be anxious to supply the information they say they found against colloidal silver to help convince people to their own good. Then again, maybe they have lost that documentation. Or maybe they are just very shy people, frozen to immobility by a brand new question. On the other hand, I wasn't asking the FDA directly. I've heard of a few lion-tamers who put their head into the lion's mouth and found the lion was actually kinda hungry right then. Didn't feel much like trying that. But maybe one or two of you know where the FDA claims against colloidal silver can be found. I would expect to find a report with at least the initials of individuals who took CS, their hometown maybe, doctor's names, description of what their symptoms were as a result, and how it was determined that the symptoms were a result of the CS. Instead, they seem to just want to say there is no proof that it is safe and effective. But they forgot to mention there is no proof that it isn't either perhaps. I guess I can understand the FDA's point. After all, there is no proof that a belief in God is "safe and effective". But then again, there is no proof that it isn't either. Until I see some documentation, I have to conclude there is no proof that the FDA is "safe and effective". I could be converted to that belief, but they don't seem to have any scriptures to point me to. Gary ------------------------------------------------------------------ Horizon Technology Tomorrow's Technology Today http://www.eskimo.com/~ghawk/ Seattle, WA ------------------------------------------------------------------
