FDA
Under traditional First Amendment jurisprudence, the federal government
bears the burden of proving an advertising statement false before censoring
that statement. However, the FTC has reversed the standard in the case
of dietary supplements by requiring supplement manufactures to satisfy
an unobtainable standard of proof that their statement is true. The FTC’s
standards are blocking innovation in the marketplace.
Ron Paul, “Free Speech and Dietary Supplements,” U.S. House
of Representatives, Nov. 10, 2005.