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    Food And Drug Administration Plans Crackdown On Risky Homeopathic Remedies

    FDA says homeopathy has grown into a $3 billion industry with treatments being sold for conditions ranging from the common cold to cancer. The agency will prioritize action against unsafe products.
    by Rob Stein Dec 18, 2017 2 minutes
    The Food and Drug Administration plans to take action against risky homeopathic remedies under a policy unveiled Monday.

    The Food and Drug Administration said it plans to crack down on the sale of some homeopathic products.

    The agency unveiled a new, risk-based approach to regulating homeopathic treatments Monday that aims to protect the public from dangerous products.

    "In recent years, we've seen a large uptick in products labeled as homeopathic announcing the new policy.

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