Food Supplement Safety

Food Supplement Safety
The food supplements sold by CFS Nutrition are well known micronutrients that have been scientifically studied and used for many years, establishing them as extremely safe when used by adults in the recommended daily quantities.

The quality we deliver is the highest available. Our products have all been produced and packaged at FDA (Food and Drug Administration) inspected and approved US manufacturing facilities. All of our supplements meet USP (United States Pharmacopoeia) standards for quality, purity, and potency
Skeptics and critics in the medical community continue to publicly raise questions regarding the safety, efficacy, and "dubious" origins of food supplements. These views are widely publicized in the media. The conclusion drawn by those expressing these opinions is usually a call for stricter controls by the FDA, and for requiring the involvement of MDs in the prescription and supervision of people taking food supplements, "for the publics safety".

We quote Jesus Christ in the introduction of this topic because he best describes the antics of those whose "bread is buttered" by prescribing pharmaceutical drugs, provoking controversy over food supplement safety. Lets explore briefly the issues of dubious origins, the safety record, proven efficacy, and FDA regulation.

Micronutrients naturally occur in the foods, herbs, and spices we eat. These substances are utilized by the body to perform the many inherent chemical processes of life, almost always without the potential for unwanted side effects when ingested in moderate quantities.

Pharmaceutical drugs on the other hand do not show up naturally in foods, and are intended to intervene, or interfere with life's inherent chemical processes to produce a specific outcome. These substances almost always have the potential for unwanted, severe, and even fatal side effects when taken in the prescribed doses.

Many over-the-counter pharmaceuticals and food supplements are produced by the same manufacturing companies, putting these suppliers under constant FDA scrutiny. Raw materials for food supplements come from companies ranging from "Archer Daniels Midlands" a Fortune 500 company with billions in revenue, to "Mom and Pops Echinacea Farm", run by Mom and Pop with thousands in revenue.

What all reputable food supplement manufacturers demand, and all reputable raw material producers provide, is a "certificate of analysis" detailing a laboratory analysis of the raw material and its contaminants. Manufacturers audit their suppliers by conducting independent analysis to verify the trustworthiness of the "certificates of analysis" they receive. Raw materials and suppliers who don't stack up are rejected. This is how quality is controlled in the industry, using free market principles. Everyone wants to be successful in business, and concern for public safety is paramount. While not perfect, this system is self correcting and self cleansing.

from - http://www.cfsn.com/safety.html