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Many years ago, well over twenty, the FDA had proposed to regulate food additives so that they would have to demonstrate safety and efficacy. This caused quite a furor with industry that it manage to have Congress take over this 'problem' and veto that proposal. In another case, when saccharin was found to be carcinogenic and FDA had proposed to regulate that additive, again, Congress vetoed that. When a health decision affects the deep pockets of industry, industry influences Congress to nullify further action. The fact is that all these additives are freely sold at a hefty price regardless of what they are beneficial or harmful. So far, proper scientific scrutiny has not proved any of them to be worth their high claim. Michel Margosis 'Carpe Diem' Bill Innanen wrote: > ...Vitamin Pills Don't Stand Up To Scientific Scrutiny" > > PD Friends, > > I know there have been a lot of pro-vitamin messages on the list. > When I saw this on ABCNews.com I thought I'd drop a pointer to it on > the list to gather reactions. > > Personally, I take a C, E and multi-vitamin supplement daily. Now I wonder. > > Below is the URL of the story. I've also copied the first 2 paragraphs..