The 50-company coalition initiated a grassroots campaign in support of the bill, accusing FDA of cencoring health information to the detriment of Americans and their families. "FDA prohibited the claim that folic acid reduces the risk of neural tubes defects for four years, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended every woman of childbearng age take that supplement," said the Coalition, in a statement. "Thus, the FDA contributed to an estimated 10,000 preventable neaural tube defects." They further noted by passing the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), Congress authorized public access to scientific information on nutrients and disease, and four federal court orders have condemned FDA''s practice of censorship as a violation of the First Ammendment.
The FDA ruling can be found here.
