Most surprising findings in brief. How we got into this mess. A quality control nightmare. Herbal folk myths are exposed. Dangerous botanical products.
Hormones top the list of risks.
Inside the FDA's enforcement program. It is a bitter irony that the suffering of Faith Rumph and 1,500 other victims of l-tryptophan did not led not to better safety and quality control. Instead, the disaster led to lower standards and a largely voluntary system. We take food for nutrition and its pleasures. Drugs are to cure illness, relieve symptoms and prevent disease.