Supreme court won’t hear Neutraceutical appeal.
An associated press article is reporting the Supreme Court’s (USA) decision not to hear the appeal by dietary supplements maker Nutraceutical International, which sought to overturn a federal ban on the weight-loss aid ephedra.
The FDA banned ephedra after receiving reports that it had produced side effects including heart attacks, strokes and death.
In response, the company has said that “under the standards and tests it used, almost any herbal supplement could be banned.”