Industry Ready To Oppose Possible FDA Action On Weight-Loss Petition
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA likely will not act soon on a controversial petition to consider weight-loss claims by dietary supplements as disease claims, industry stakeholders say
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HBO's newly acquired pilot "Fat Sells" takes on the $46 billion weight-loss supplement industry in an attempt to break "wide open" a "world not regulated by the FDA," says Dave Broome, co-creator of the one-hour drama. The pilot will explore body image, self-esteem and power in a culture "obsessed with looks and weight" where "everyone is looking for that Magic Pill," he says in a July 10 release. The announcement comes three months after GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of the alli OTC weight loss medication, filed a citizen petition asking FDA to require pre-market approval for supplements making weight-loss claims ("1The Tan Sheet," May 19, 2008, p. 4). GSK marketing for the product stresses alli is "a program, not a pill," and users must make meaningful diet and lifestyle changes in order for the product to work (2"The Tan Sheet" Feb. 12, 2007, p. 8)...
Weight loss supplements as entertainment
HBO's newly acquired pilot "Fat Sells" takes on the $46 billion weight-loss supplement industry in an attempt to break "wide open" a "world not regulated by the FDA," says Dave Broome, co-creator of the one-hour drama. The pilot will explore body image, self-esteem and power in a culture "obsessed with looks and weight" where "everyone is looking for that Magic Pill," he says in a July 10 release. The announcement comes three months after GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of the alli OTC weight loss medication, filed a citizen petition asking FDA to require pre-market approval for supplements making weight-loss claims ("1The Tan Sheet," May 19, 2008, p. 4). GSK marketing for the product stresses alli is "a program, not a pill," and users must make meaningful diet and lifestyle changes in order for the product to work (2"The Tan Sheet" Feb. 12, 2007, p. 8)...