They wanted to make anything that had any metabolic effect on the human body a drug, including water.
-----Original Message----- From: Ed Kasper [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 8:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: CS>Red Yeast Rice & Cholesterol Interesting that the Food and drug Admin took action against a food because it acted better than a drug. Red yeast gave Ginger the redness in pickled ginger and other foods. Still haven't got a reply from my email to the FDA. Has anyone on the list tried a direct inquiry? Ed -----Original Message----- From: Denise Every [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 7:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>Red Yeast Rice & Cholesterol So was ephedra, but they got that banned.... but maybe red yeast rice hasn't been linked to anyone dying, so they had less grounds? ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 10:04 PM Subject: CS>Red Yeast Rice & Cholesterol Hi Denise, Red Yeast Rice was here long before Mevacor, so perhaps the 'grandfather' clause saved it. I'm sure the FDA would love to keep this one off the market for their buddies but to say it was chemically too similar to the prescription Mevacor as an excuse was idiotic, even for them. Jean ************************* I did find an article on WholeHealthMD.com that mentions the FDA withdrawing it, it said, "In 2001, however, red yeast rice extract, a "natural" unregulated nutritional supplement, was withdrawn by the FDA. This decision followed the agency's determination that it was chemically too similar to the prescription statin medication Mevacor, and thus should be classified as a "drug," which by law is strictly controlled by the federal government." Denise
