FDA warns against adding mucuna ingredient to foods, supplements

By The Nation

 

 

Mucuna, a tropical legume, cannot be added to foods or supplementary foods, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned in reaction to claims by some products that the presence of mucuna can cure diseases.

 

Dr Wanchai Sattayawuttipong, FDA secretary-general, clarified that the agency did not allow any food or supplementary food to add mucuna ingredients, as the herb contains L-dopa, which can influence motion control and cause low blood pressure.

 

He said no study is yet to show that mucuna can safely be used as a food ingredient and no country allows the adding of mucuna in food.

 

Wanchai cautioned people against believing the exaggerated claims made in supplementary food advertisements and said all food and drug products makers must seek the FDA’s permission before advertising their products.

 

“The penalty for illegally advertising without FDA permission is a Bt5,000 fine, but if it is found that the advertiser intentionally lied or made exaggerated claims in their advertisements, the penalty will increase to Bt30,000 fine or/and three years’ imprisonment,” he said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30314477

 

 

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The same FDA that is planning to spend MILLION$ to promote Monsanto GMO's? SMFH . . .

Edited May 9, 20179 yr by quandow

"No study is yet to show that mucuna can safely be used as a food ingredient and no country allows the adding of mucuna in food"?...

Where was he learned, what books he had studied if any?...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3942911/

2 hours ago, verito said:

"No study is yet to show that mucuna can safely be used as a food ingredient and no country allows the adding of mucuna in food"?...

Where was he learned, what books he had studied if any?...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3942911/

The paper referenced is from "The Journal of Complementary and Traditional Medicine", a journal with little scientific credibility.

 

It is not original research, merely a summary of papers by other people in other journals, many of which are not even peer-reviewed.

 

About as trustworthy as a $3 bill.

 

And incidentally  this paper does not contain any mention at all of the safety or otherwise of adding mucuna to food. Zero, nada.

 

Edited May 11, 20179 yr by partington