b'himself has reported that in the firstHas the FDA Ever GottenThe Way Out fornine months of the year 2023, thereAnything Right? Homeopathyhavebeen158,000moredeathsinSupporters of the FDA often turn toOn March 27, 2015, the FDA pub-Americathanoccurredin2019. 15 the thalidomide-baby tragedy and thelishedaFederalRegisterannounce-While some pretend to scratch theirFDAs handling of that drug recall asmentthatitwouldholdapublic heads as to the reasons behind thisa premiere example of FDA efficacy inhearingtoevaluatetheregulatory dramaticincreaseindeaths,espe- action. And, yet, as health writers andframeworkforhomeopathicprod-ciallyamongyoungadults,others,scientistsDurkPearsonandSandyucts. This led to more than six years such as Dr. Pierre Kory, lay the blameShaw pointed out decades ago, theofeffortbytheFDAtoreviseits squarely at the feet of the FDA, whichFDA actually caused more harm thanguidance on homeopathic remedies, grantedemergencyuseauthoriza- good by its actions. Thalidomide wascreatingmuchuncertaintyinthe tions to dangerous, largely untested,a medication given in the late 1950sindustry and finally resulting in no experimentalinjectionsmislabeledand early 1960s to pregnant women toreal positive regulatory outcome. The as vaccines to increase their accep- ease their morning sickness and otherFDA is clearly incapable of creating a tance by the public. This unfoldingcomplaints.Unfortunately,italsoregulatory framework for the homeo-disaster may very well be the greatestcausedbirthdeformitiesinbabiespathic industry.example of FDA gross misconduct orborn to mothers on that drug. WhenExperiencedfood-and-drugattor-crime ever. the FDA removed it from the market,ney Todd Harrison, a partner with the IftheFDAgenuinelywantstoits place was taken by highly addic- Washington,D.C.lawfirmVenable prioritize its enforcement activities,tive barbiturates, which actually ledLLP, said it best when he observed, then there is no better way to do thatto an increase in deaths from acciden- We live and die by product enforce-than to unleash the goon squads ontal overdoses. Both Marilyn Monroement. The FDA can easily remove ho-theallopathicpharmaceuticalin- andJudyGarlandweretwoceleb- meopathic products if they want. What dustry that is killing one hundredrities who died of barbiturate over- we need is an established pathway to thousandAmericansayearwithdoses. A simple black-box warningmarketforhomeopathicdrugsthat itsdangerousvaccinesanddrugson thalidomide packaging and a pro- is not part of the allopathic drug-ap-alone. 16The bodies pile up in greathibition against its use by pregnantproval pathway. This may require a heapsaroundthatindustry.Butwomen would have avoided many oflegislativechangetotheregulatory where are the bodies of those whothese deaths from barbiturates. framework for the marketing of ho-take homeopathic remedies? Do I re- From personal observations of themeopathic drugs according to homeo-ally need to point out the obvious:internationalscene,andafterhav- pathicprinciplesandnotallopathic that the FDA cannot prove even aingattendednumerousCodexAli- principles. 19I agree, and NHF intends single death definitively caused bymentarius meetings during the lastto get a bill introduced to this effect homeopathy? 24 years, I can safely say that I havethrough lobbyist action in 2024.Instead, we have a growing num- rarely, if ever, observed the FDA tak-2023 Scott C. Tip sber of children who are born healthy,ing a correct position on any healthEndnotesgetover-vaccinated,andthenarestandard or guideline at Codex. There1. Carma Hassan, Another Death, More neverhealthyagain.Itisapub- is an extreme disconnect between theCasesofVisionLossLinkedtoCon-lic-health crisis that can no longer beAmerican people and their govern- taminatedEyeDrops,CDCReports, ignored and yet the FDA is ignoringmentrepresentatives,thelatterofCNN,May19,2023,athttps://www.it. Rather than chase after minor inju- whom push every single anti-healthcnn.com/2023/05/19/health/ezri-ries among homeopathic patients, theand pro-industry measure at Codexcare-eye-drops-recall-update/index.html.FDA needs to tend to the real healthmeetingsthatonecouldpossibly2. FDA News Release, FDA warns con-dangers to our children: vaccine inju- imagine. If it is anti-health, then thesumersnottopurchaseorusecertain methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) eye drops ries that kill and maim thousands ofU.S. Codex delegates are right there,due to contamination, FDA, Aug 22, 2023, children every year. 17This is wherechampioningitsadoption.Thisin- updated Aug 30, 2023, at https://www.fda.the bodies are. This is the real healthcludesopposingGMOlabeling,gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/problemthatneedsimmediateat- pushing ractopamine and zilpaterolfda-warns-consumers-not-purchase-or-tention, not homeopathy. The mostdopingofanimalsforhumancon- use-certain-methylsulfonylmethane-msm-ironicpartabouttheFDAssup- sumption, pushing a skys the limiteye-drops-due.posed quest for child safety is that itsexemption for melamine poisoning of3. Ibid.suppression of homeopathy will de- infant formula, backing higher levels4. See, e.g., FDA Warning Letter to Boiron prive us of the very tools that couldof aluminum in our foods, loweringInc., Sept 11, 2023, at https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforce-help heal the vaccine injured, amongtherapeutic values in dietary supple- ment-and-criminal-investigations/warn-many others. 18 ments, and the list goes on. ing-letters/boiron-inc-663402-09112023; 8 H ealtHF reedomN ews /w iNter2023'