Radio Free Silver! / Monica Rude on Alternative Health, Dietary Supplements, FDA

Radio Free Silver
Program Guide for
Wednesday 21 July 2004

Monica Rude
Alternative Health, Dietary Supplements, and the FDA

Our Guest

Monica Rude
Monica Rude has been an herbalist & herb grower since studying with Michael Moore in 1991. She is founder & owner of Desert Woman Botanicals and grows medicinal herbs for use in the DWB line of herbal products which are sold locally & from her website. She also taught classes for the past several years on herb cultivation & herbalism.

Topic Background

This discussion will focus on the Dietary Supplement Act through which the FDA regulates your access to herbs, vitamins, minerals, etc. It will address the context in which this law was passed, controversy and current status of the law, and implications for consumers and small herb companies like the ones found around the Silver City area.

Reference Info
DWB	Monica Rude is owner of Desert Woman Botanicals
FDA / Supplements	Definition of Certain Foods as Dietary Supplements
FDA / Cosmetics	Cosmetic regs, some info on ingredients
FDA / Manufacturing	Good Manufacturing Practice regs
FDA / Labeling	Labeling of Dietary Supplements
FDA / Claims	Structure/Function Claims

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