I don't ever remember saying that supplements are put through the same tests as drugs. If I did, I definitely mis-typed, because I know they are not. But there are plenty of regulations that the companies are supposed to follow. Of course there will always be unscrupulous companies that don't follow these guidelines. But if anyone says that there are no regulations, and that no companies products meet label claims, I would have to question if they are "brainwashed".

My point is that the FDA and the FTC do regulate supplements. And many of the supplement manufacturers follow the same guidelines created by the FDA for the pharmaceutical industry for things like potency and manufacturing.

Besides, don't many pharmaceutical companies now make supplements? This tells me at least two things. One, I would think that their standards are O.K. When you say no supplements meet label standards, are you also referring to the supplements made by pharmaceutical companies? And secondly, there must be at least some effectiveness to supplements since the pharmaceutical companies are now making these products.

Jeff