New York ephedra bill
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Legislation to "ban the sale of supplements that contain ephedra in New York State except for the drugs under FDA supervision" recently introduced in state assembly. FDA's recent warning label proposal "fails to adequately address the risks" of ephedra, assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer says in March 19 comments to FDA urging national ban of the botanical. Bill A 6921, introduced March 12, would institute fines "of not more than $500 per violation" and statewide ban would apply to synthetic and natural forms sold as "Sea Grape, Yellow Horse, Country Mallow...Teamster's Tea and Yellow Astringent," among others, legislation states...
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