From: Harvey Newstrom (harv@gate.net)
Date: Fri Jun 05 1998 - 07:00:31 MDT
To be fair, I think the argument probably would be that the natural substance
has been used for so long that it is believed to be safe. A new derivative
probably is safe, but needs major testing to be sure. In this sense, it may be
true that a natural substance has more evidence of its safety than a newly
derived derivative. Note that this claim does not apply when the synthetic is
chemically identical to the natural substance.
-- Harvey Newstrom <mailto:harv@gate.net> <http://www.gate.net/~harv> ...author of the "ultimate nutrient reference book" --American Libraries
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