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the fda has sent them a warning letter saying the labels are false and misleading and the fda said thelabels are contradictory. in one place it says you can swallow it. another place it says you can inhale it, which the fda says is dangerous but the agency wants proof and they want aeroshot to clear up weird wording. the website said it's not recommended for those 18 and under but the label says not under 12. the fda fear young people are being targeted. it hit the arguments two months ago -- market two months ago. >> will this lead to larger problems with caffeine? it could. >> i think might end up abusing it more than adults. >> the fda also as big concerns about the aeroshot's website and the way it encourages people to use it with alcohol. the fda has given aeroshot to bring them a plan on how they will direct the problems. the company's ceo said it's working closely with the fda to meet all the labeling changes. joce sterman, abc2 news. >>> lots of sunshine. temperatures getting close to 70 today in the inner harbor, so quite a swing temperature wise. 66 at bwi. winds southwest at

you go to the fda. you have the fda sign off on all of this. why don't you do that?ll, we do have studies in place--actually, frank-- i mean, we're really excited. we just saw the top line data from a double blind placebo controlled study, which is the gold standard of science. >> after more than four years treating patients, prometa just completed its first double blind study. it's not published yet, but peizer says the results are positive. the study was done by psychiatrist harold urschel. he run a number of drug trials for government and drug companies. but we noticed that while testing prometa, dr. urschel's own addiction clinic was selling prometa among other treatments. this is the gentleman who's supposedly doing the independent research to see if it works. seems like a conflict. >> well, i assure you that there's no conflict. i can't speak to what goes on in his medical building. i have no idea. >> dr. urschel told us he didn't have a financial interest in his clinic's prometa sales, and he sees no conflict. but it's not the first time that prometa has hit q

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made the wrong call. >> we believe fda is out of step with scientific and medical research. we believe they've not shown it's safe in the food supply. >> reporter: the fda said the petition did not have the scientific data needed to change the current regulations so it will not change the rules. >> moms will not buy products that contain bpa. we're not going to stand for this. it's not fair. we're talking about our children. >> reporter: it's possible moms like lori will win out. the fda said it will continue to fund research and this is not the final ruling on bpa. jim avila. new york. >>> politics next "your voice, your vote." the republican candidates are criss-crossing the state. with polls showing mitt romney leading santorum there. it's suspected this is the week that mitt romney passes the halfway mark to 1144 delegates needed for the nomination. be sure to catch "this week" tomorrow morning when paul ryan just endorsed romney, and chris van hollen on gas price, health care in 2012 and ann coulter joins george stephanopoulos at the "roundtable." >>> and a high level m

think again. >> independent labs, are they ever inspected by the fda?focussing on the manufacturers and distributors. >> so no labs are currently being inspected? >> no. >> does that concern you? >> yes. >> in america the people who cut your hair have to be licensed, but not the labs that test the supplements you take. two major groups representing the supplement industry decline to do on camera interviews, but in a statement the council for responsible nutrition told us we take seriously the allegations of fraud lent laboratory practices raised by this report. and they urge the fda to use its ample legal hort to take legal action. the natural products association also said it supports government action against any laboratories that may use improper testing methods. both groups stress the vast majority of supplements are safe. and that brings us back to total body formula and the people who say they have been sickened by supplements that were never properly tested. >> so to this day and forever going forward you are going to worry about damage to your l

the fda said it will continue to fund research and this is not the final ruling on bpa. jim avila, abc news, new york. >>> politics next "your voice, your vote." all eyes on the badger state tonight. the republican candidates are criss-crossing wisconsin, with polls showing mitt romney leading santorum there. there's also voting in d.c. and maryland tuesday. it's suspected this is the week that mitt romney passes the halfway mark to 1144 delegates needed for the nomination. be sure to catch "this week" tomorrow morning when paul ryan just endorsed mitt romney, debates chris van hollen on gas prices, health care in 2012. plus, and coulter joins george stephanopoulos at the "roundtable." >>> and a high level meeting between the u.s. and six arab meetings. secretary of state hillary clinton arrived in turkey and reena ninen is in istanbul. you've been telling us about the extraordinary conversation about the u.s. arming gulf states. >> reporter: that's right, jake, the white house wants to coordinator with saudi arabia and its gulf neighbor ace new defense policy that would

we were able to help them design their trials because of all the work we have done with the fda. if they could get the drug approved as quickly as possible and that we could really get the answers on whether the drug worked in combination with the older aids drugs. >> the big innovation i think the activists and act up and later, tag, brought was a new way to design trial protocols for new drugs that would allow the drug to be tested quicker and results to be reliable results, to be produced in a quicker way that brought down the amount of time it took to come up with those answers from 12 -- 7 to 12 years prior to their work to two years and under, sometimes as quick as six months. >> peter, how you do what you call humane trials? you were taking on the entire medical, and corporate establishment. why did you all know -- i mean, he had been a bond trader. how did you know how they should be conducting clinical trials? >> we a couple of people that join the group that joined act up that have medical backgrounds. they started doing weekly class is for the rest of us. we used textb

there's two main results that could emerge from this fda meeting.s the tests can come afterdrug approval, that's good news for the fat busters. if a panel recommends testing before the drugs are approved, we could see a major selloff in shares of anti-obesity drug makers. >> if the fda rules that vivus has to run pre-approval heart trial, which would be a very negative event for vivus and see shares trade down as much as 50%. >> similar to the analyst wells fargo and jefferies also ious saying shares could lose some air. the main risk factor being of course delay to drug approval. bottom line, obesity is a growing epidemic effecting a third of americans, but the fda wants to make sure that the benefits outweigh the risks. tyler. >> thank you very much, seema. programming note, cnbc takes an in depth look at the growing obesity epidemic in a new documentary, "fat and fatter." it appears right here on cnbc at 9:00 p.m. eastern tonight. >>> cnbc's investing in america series continues with a look now at costco which derives nearly 80% of revenues from

the fda says the product can't be intended for both inhalation and ingestion.cern you may try to inhale the product. that could actually enter your lungs. >>> a new report says we're addicted cell phone. it's called nomo-phobia or no mobile phone phobia. i'm not making this up. in the uk it's found that almost 2/3 of the people are addicted to their phones. researchers say some people get panic attacks when they are not near their phones, especially young adults between 18 and 24. >>> all spring training report for you now. baltimore fell to boston now 5-4. the story of the day, dylan bundy, fourth overall pick in 2011, scoreless fifth inning just giving up one walk. all leading up to opening day april 6th at camden yards taking on the minnesota twins. >>> new video this morning. this is coming from indiana. it's pretty incredible. many tornadoes hit the midwest including here. this is cell phone video taken. the national weather service says at least 42 tornadoes struck 10 states friday, the storms killed 40 people including 13 in the state of indiana. >>> 5:4

i think the fees in the budget would support according to the fda, a cosmetic program.we would be eager to work with you to look at other areas that may be appropriate. i'm reluctant to do that without additional resources to carry them out effectively. this is an area that i think needs attention, which is why the president has proposed the cosmetic registration program. it would implement and standardize and collect information that is not available right now for consumer safety. >> i appreciate want the fda to do a good job ensuring the safety of cosmetic products. it is critical we ensure they have the resources i appreciate it. >> we would be eager to work with you. >> thank you.f the committee, mr. upton, for five minutes for questions. >> welcome madam secretary. a couple of things i would like to ask this morning. i am seeing different numbers in the 2013 budget than the spending levels you provided to the i don't know if you want to respond by letter in response back. let me walk you through a couple of things. last year, you stated that hhs was estimated to sp

i also attended a meeting with the fda advocacy group as well as with the fda and the oriental food association, and as mentioned by the public affairs specialist, there is going to be a lot of new food safety laws coming out, so it is important for us through informs small- business owners, and especially the group that imports food from outside of the country, and some of the members of this association mentioned there are so many new laws coming out, it would be important for them to be informed, so one of the ways i suggested is for the fda to send information to us, and we can send it out now along with our newsletter so people can be informed of what is coming up, and all they have to do is give us a paragraph in with a link to the new law. >> thank you, commissioner o'riley. commissioner dwight: i just want to report i exchanged a few emails. i was there and chatted about dthe b corps thing. it took awhile to tease out some opportunities that major real impact on him, because he said he was not really enthused about closing the gap, and the more he had to think about it the more it made

and my staff has not. >> the fda district director says they need to be smarter about how it insuspects food. >> we need to put limited resources in important areas. >> that means ranking country that's import food to the united states and focusing on those with the worst records. >> and if a foreign company denies inspection we'll deny entry into the country. >> eric olsen is with washington, d.c. based pew research center saying strides are being made fda will need more money to implement everything required. there is a is a concern they'll not be able to ensure domestic factories are inspected. and to issue new standards needed to protect things like produce and processed foods to make sure that they're safe. >> and food safety act is expected to cost nearly $1.5 billion over five years. last year, congress approved $39 million to meet requirements of the act. that is a huge undertaking. >> and there is sort of a low within storms now. >> we are there is a next big storm coming in on friday bringing us foo the weekend. here is a time lapse view from this afternoon. there is where you

but the fda is not happy with this product.y says that aeroshot is being marketed in kind of a risky way. lizzie is here to explain all of this. i've never quite heard of this kind of thing before, inhaling caffeine. what is the fda concerned about? >> reporter: two things, marketing and safety. what these are, you can see them, aeroshot, this is the little package. it says breathable energy on it. and this is the little tube and essentially you puff a sort of caffeine powder onto your tongue. it tastes like really concentrated gatorade. the concern is how it's being sold. the fda says, wait a minute, we want to understand what you mean by inhaleable or breathable -- breathable being the keyword. they're concerned if people were to puff these things and actually inhale the particles into their lungs, it could be dangerous. they're also saying that the company isn't exactly forthcoming with its marketing, that it is failing to distinguish between something you actually inhale and spraying a caffeine powder onto your tongue. and

>> fda wants to regulate all tobacco. this is called a cigar. definition of cigar is very broad. that includes products like this when which is just tobacco leaf that comes in a tube like this. you just unwrap it and you fell it with? they are after products like these. unfortunately we fall in the same category. so what we have done is introduce legislation to narrow the definition what a premium cigar. it has to be all natural tobacco. we have 160 co-sponsors in the house supporting this legislation to give premium cigars and exemption from fda regulation. >> john: this is why i say capitalists are worst enemies of capitalism. here is a guy it's okay to regulate the other guy but premium guys should have an exemption. >> i'm pointing out that we happen to be falling as the unintended consequence of something they are after but it's hard and nervous when the fda is down your throat and destroy your business. this box would have 75% warning stickers on it. every time i would make a blend i would have to submit it to the fda to make sure it would pass the blend so i could sl it. i

we hear usda, at fda. how are they doing -- your take on the ability for them to monitor food and make sure it is safe, whether it be what we're talking about initially, or food in general? guest: the biggest risk we're seeing right now is the fact that the federal budget and deficit means that food safety programs are facing cuts this year. in the past few years, and they have seen increases. we also have concern, pedro, because the food and drug administration has to implement a new law, an important new law, that will bring our food safety system into the 21st century. this law was passed in 2011, and it is critically important that the fda have the resources to implement it. but right now with the budget the way it is, it looks like both usda and fda will have less resources in the next few years than they may need to effectively manage food safety. host: resources as far as cash or manpower? guest: usda has sectors in every single ford facility in the u.s. -- food facility in the u.s. the meat process

fda prohibit importation of drugs through sources not approved by the fda.nce you step outside the regulated and approved route for drugs, as one person told us, you might as well be playing russian roulette. armen keteyian, cbs news, new york. >>> shifting gears. a small town in wisconsin is booming, but no one is happy about it. since monday night there are been mysterious booming nows in clintonville, wisconsin. they say is sounds like distant thunder or someone slamming a heavy door. city officials can't figure it out. geologists say it might be shifting granite beneath the city. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," prescription drugs out of canada. a look at how safe they really are. i'm betty nguyen. maybe you can be there; maybe you can't. when you have migraines with fifteen or more headache days a month, you miss out on your life. you may have chronic migraine. go to mychronicmigraine.com to find a headache specialist. and don't live a maybe life. . >>> good morning. welcome to 9news. today is only thursday. friday eve. sounds better that way. good

the company now says they will essentially comply with the fda, they want to work closely with the fdaa statement to meet their requests for information and this is to ensure compliance with dietary supplements. so they're calling it a dietary supplement, but i'm thinking about kids, brooke. it looks like a party, and one of the things they say on the aeroshot web site is it could help you hit the library or help you stay up all night long. the fda certainly has concerns about lines like that. you and i would probably be fine with a few of these, but if you're an 80-pound, 14-year-old girl, that becomes a slightly different medical question. >> what's next? >> they've got about two weeks to figure this out, and here's one of the tricky things. because this is a dietary supplement, that's the way it's marketed, to actually get it off the market, the feds would have to prove that it's unsafe in order to get them off the market. the last time they did that was with efedra, the weight loss drug back in 2004. the law is a little squishy there so the fda has the burden of saying, wait a minu

>> you can trust what's there, but we really need to get the fda to be more rigorous about these news. >> it's good advice to anybody. go and look for yourself to see if there's a pattern of other people having the same problem. >> yes. >> nancy, good to have you with us. thank you. >>> for years the l.a. dodgers have been caught up in a very messy divorce. now an nba legend is picking up the ball. we'll take you inside the deal that has hollywood buzzing. you're watching "cbs this morning." >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by party city. nobody has more easter for less. [clucking]. everyone wants to be the cadbury bunny. cause only he brings delicious cadbury crÈme eggs, while others may keep trying. nobunny knows easter better than cadbury! there's another way to minimize litter box odor: purina tidy cats. tidy cats premium line of litters now works harder to help neutralize odors in multiple-cat homes. and our improved formula also helps eliminate dust. so it's easier than ever to keep your house smelling just the way you want it. purina tidy cats. keep y

the fda says the product cannot be intended for both inhalation and ingestion. they are concerned people may try to actually inhale it. >>> parents do learn to expect the unexpected when they are raising a toddler but it's hard to prepare for the shock of a breath holding spell. it's what a child stops breathing and passes out. dr. kim mulvihill shows us that while the episode passes quickly, a parent's fear can linger for years. >> reporter: 7-year-old alexander pottinger settles in for a chapter of harry potter. but even now, his mom remembers every terrifying detail of the time he within the limp in his father's arms. >> i immediately went and called 911 because my husband said he's not breathing. >> reporter: alexander was a year and a half and had just taken a fall. he let out a huge cry and then went silent and passed out. as his parents called for an ambulance, alexander was already starting to revive. >> the doctor said, oh, i know. i know exactly what this is. it's a breath holding spell. >> reporter: about 5% of children will have at least one breath h

so the fact that the fda has deemed bpa safe is controversial. >> i usually buy the camel back ones.ow they were bpa free. with all the plastic bottles you continually reuse and all of those that reusable water bottles are typically best. >> reporter: like many americans she had heard that when bpa leaks into the human body they can be harmful. dr.gina soloman conducted much of that research. >> the fact that bpa has been linked to the promotion of cancers. >> reporter: it once deemed the chemical not dangerous. in 2010 it reported some concern. but today the fda reported there wasn't enough evidence to support a ban. >> they should have done what they were supposed to do and protect consumers. >> reporter: everyone without an fda mandate, manufacturers are finding a replacement for bpa because consumers have been demanding it. it's been hard to find a plastic bag with bpa and canned foods companies are changes too. campbells announced it would go bpa free at some point. despite the industry changes the coatings of can goods are still the main source of bpa's for people. reporting li

no. 4, the chemical that makes cola brown does not cause cancer, that's according to the fda. advocacy group center for science in the public interest accused several colamakers of using too much of a chemical called 4mi. the fda says you'd have to drink 1,000 cans of soda to get the amount that caused cancer in rodents. no. 3, more kids are getting cavities these days. according to the new york times, dentists nationwide report an increase in preschoolers with multiple cavities. one reason for the increase? well, some parents say they didn't think about brushing their toddler's teeth until it was too late. no. 2, a heads up if you ride metro on the weekend, sections of the red line will be closed and orange, blue and yellow lines single tracking at some points. give yourself an extra 15 minutes. crews will work from 10 p.m. friday to closing sunday. no. 1 tonight, serious crime dropped 16% on metro from 2010 to 2011, but the transit agency reports the deanwood station had the most problems in 2011 with 66 serious crimes and six arrests. anacostia and l'enfant plaza were next.

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the fda is warning against creams that contain mercury.romise to lighten your skin or provide antiaging benefits. if you see the words chloride, kalomil or mercury, seep using the product and call your doctor. that's tonight's top 5. >>> a short index. i'm thinking tomorrow is about a 9 on the short index scale. yeah, it's hard to say which was better today or tomorrow. it depends, because today was so great. tomorrow, we have a few more clouds to deal with. bewith are going to play better. it depends on what u what you like. the tower camera bounces around out there tonight. it is still a little bit si or as windy as did was earlier, but i have started with the wind gusts just to show you. here in town, it calmed down a little bit. our tower camera is high up. that is bouncing around. it's windier up there higher up. 88-mile an hour wind gusts. generally in the teens. earlier, a up l gusts up over 30 miles per hour. 55 here in town. manassas 59. culpeper 59. fredericksburg 59. there's few clouds coming on across and those clouds can keep

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the fda will have a meeting later this month. part of the discussion is to make sure people understand the risks and side effects of the medications if they go over the counter. >>> all right. days getting longer and longer. once we spring forward, sunset will go from 6:07 to 7:10. so, man, days getting longer. 50 at bwi, still. we'll be falling through the 40s, that northwest wind lighting up but filtering in some chilly hair that will make its presence felt overnight and into the day on saturday. clouds held tough most of the day in ocean city. the sun came out under a beautiful orange hugh. chesapeake beats today. looking good here. we look the other way on the bay. kent island looking at one of those fantastic friday sun sets. look at that, outstanding. all right. let's get into it. maryland's most powerful radar. it's clear and radar should stay clear through monday evening before we have the slightest chance of a shower. right now temperature wise you can see the contrast. central maryland still hovering near 50. central we

the fda only inspects about 12% of overseas facilities a year. everyone's concerned.t's potentially problematic, even deadly. why does it continue to happen? >> i think that we live in a globalized world, and components of all kinds of products are gonna come from all over the world. >> it's cheaper over there. it's economics. >> it is economics for the companies. i do believe that we can do an enormous amount to strengthen the safety of the supply chain. >> drug companies say they already have their own systems in place to protect their supply chains, but they also have to worry about those clandestine labs like the one we as in peru, which are popping up all around the world, according pfizer's john clark. >> and if there are no consequences for those doing this, then there's no disincentive not to just go back and do it again once you're caught. i mean, the profit on illegal medicines is just phenomenal. >> and catching them isn't easy. at the lab in peru, police arrested a messenger, but the kingpin of the counterfeit drug operation had slipped away. what do you t

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fda tracked 220 shortages last year and says the problem is far from over. their daughter, mary, suffers daily seizures and without the drugs, she would not survive. >> she would die. she has gone in to cardiac arrest once. i don't want to think about it. >> there is a bipartisan bill that would require drug companys to notify the fda of shortages. so far congress failed to act on it. linda so, abc2 news. >>> campus is buzzing, gray grounds are gearing up for taking on buckeyes. loyola received the bid after beating fairfield in the athletic conference tournament. if leo la pulse off the unlikely unset they will play the winner of gone saga and west virginia. >>> president obama setting up a version of the office pool. visitors to the website, barack obama.com, are invited to pick the winners of the tournament match up. anyone will be invited to donate money to the president's campaign. we provided a link at abc2news.com, click on the news, tabs, it will take you to the bracket challenge. >>> new low for scam artists, going after seniors and adults and those

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south korea says it expects the fda will boost its gross domestic product by 5.7% and create 350,000 jobs. south korean president e myung-baek is optimistic. about the accord. >> translator: if the south korea/u.s. fta goes well, it will have a positive impact. >> a super market in seoul held a special sale event on thursday marking the launch of the fta. it offered u.s. wines at prices about 30% cheaper than before. about 1,000 members of agricultural organizations gathered in seoul on wednesday to demand a halt to the launch of the trade deal. opposition to the fda continues in south korea due to concerns over possible damage to sales of domestic foreign products. >>> the aim of the drills is to convince north korea not to engage in further military prop indication amid-rising tension on the korean peninsula. the exercise named full eagle was open to the media on thursday near the military border with north korea. 100 south korean and 200 u.s. troops took part in a 19-minute dril. the exercise included firing of self-propelled how iter ises. >> the purpose of this is to deploy to k

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