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Originally Posted by jp4m2  No offense taken.....This is from the FDA site......
* Who is responsible for ensuring the safety and efficacy of dietary supplements? Under the law, manufacturers of dietary supplements are responsible for making sure their products are safe before they go to market. They are also responsible for determining that the claims on their labels are accurate and truthful. Dietary supplement products are not reviewed by the government before they are marketed, but FDA has the responsibility to take action against any unsafe dietary supplement product that reaches the market. If FDA can prove that claims on marketed dietary supplement products are false and misleading, the agency may take action also against products with such claims.
I just wanted to let people know about the lead content so they can be on the look out for any symptoms in their pets.....  |
I totally understand you wanting to warn people about the dangers of lead and the possibility of it being in pet vitamins. But, there is so much room in what you posted for... misinformation.
It is so easy to take something written out on the web and read it at face value. The fact that we're forming this whole entire concept on a test by consumerlabs seriously concerns me though. Consumerlabs is not some labratory company that was hired with no alterer motives. Consumerlabs is full of alterer motives. It is their business mission to "to identify the best quality health and nutritional products through independant testing." Their entire slogan is "make sure its CL approved." Its a subscription service aimed to provide you information about what you should or shouldn't take and a large part of their business is testing products so they they can sell those manufacturer the right to use their seal on their products. The entire purpose of their website is for you to pay to see the information they have. They don't exist to run testing for the general public or hire themselves out to companies for impartial testing of their products. They are there to make money from consumers, and from manufacturers who will pay to be able to use their logo on their bottles so that the consumers who subscribe will purchase them.
You will find a lot of articles on the web that mention lead in vitamins. What you will be hard pressed to find is one that isn't basing it on a consumerlab.com study... and they are not the only ones who do "reliable" testing on vitamins. By all means, question your pet vitamins and their safety... but do not do it simply on one study from one lab, as that is far from reliable results. (Which is why most drugs in accordance with the FDA get tested in 3 stages, in 3 different settings to avoid interference and get clear reliable results.)