Surely regulation, independent of the FDA, by a government department, like 'The Federal Supplements Administration" could be created to act as watchdog. I see no reason not to regulate supplements for quality. I do believe though that it pays to buy supplements from producers who have created a big name for themselves...e.g. Life Extension, Life Enhancement, TwinLabs, and others who are leaders in research and rely on medical advisors etc., and who have a good reputation with medical doctors...as more medical doctors are becoming trained in nutritional medicine, there will be a general push towards the provision of quality supplements.

I wonder how many people die every year from prescribed drugs? And what about the drug nicotine, which while a safe drug in itself, is lethal when delivered in legal cigarette form? I worry about the consequences of the current rage to prescribe statin drugs to lower cholesterol, which it is believed in many quarters, is both necessary and protective.

Val