How many people have died from taking supplements?
Athina Andonatou made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: Athina Andonatou
Dear Ministry of Health,
With the current Therapeutics Products Bill currently in front of the select committee, please provide me with the evidence, scientific peer reviewed studies and other documentation being used to support the rationale on why this bill is required.
Please also provide me with how many people have died or been hospitalised due to taking supplements or natural remedies in the last 10 years and the name of the supplement or natural remedy that caused it.
Look forward to your response
Yours faithfully,
Athina Andonatou
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From: Athina Andonatou
Dear OIA Requests,
Hi there,
Thanks for your acknowledgment yet my questions still remain unanswered, so I will ask again.
1) Please send me the peer reviewed scientific papers that have been used to inform the proposed changes to the Therapeutics Products BilI. The link you shared https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/regu... has the cabinet meeting minutes or regulatory impact statements which is not what I've asked for.
2) Please also provide me with how many people have died or been hospitalised due to taking
supplements or natural remedies in the last 10 years and the name of the supplement or natural
remedy that caused it.”
The reply you provided to this question gave me links to www.health.govt.nz/system/files/document.... These are just general websites, I'm asking for the exact evidence that is being used to inform the proposed changes to the Therapeutics Products Bill, rather than general links.
Yours sincerely,
Athina Andonatou
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