More on supplements

The EU ban may also help to focus peoples attention on the composition of 'natural' supplements.

I think people often make the mistake of believing that because something is natural, it's safe to take at any stage of their lives in any amount. Indeed, I think most people believe that something labeled 'natural' is safer than a pharmaceutical product, which is just not true.

Now, I take issue with the pharmaceutical industry on several fronts, but the manufacturing and distribution of of their products is so regulated that the type of contamination discussed in this article is unthinkable.