October 14th, 1999
Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Department Of Health and
Human Services
Public Health Service
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Dear Sirs/Madam,
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and in regard your August 17th, 1999 ruling regarding colloidal silver, could you please supply the following documentation on which you based your decision?
1. The number of deaths related to the consumption of colloidal silver.
2. The number of allergic reactions to the consumption of colloidal silver.
3. The number of harmful drug interactions from both OTC and prescription drugs when combined with colloidal silver.
4. The number of reported cases of Argyria from colloidal silver made with the AC or DC electrical process.
5. The number of cases of Argyria from colloidal silver that did not contain protein stabilizers.
Thank you for your time and consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
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The FDA response:
Public Health Service
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Office of Training and Communication
Freedom of Information Staff HFD-205
5600 Fishers Lane 12 B 05
Rockville, Maryland 20857
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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November 3, 1999
In Response Refer to File: F99-22589
[ Name Removed ], WA 98408
Dear [ name removed ]:
This is in response to your request of 10/14/99, in which you
requested adverse events associated with the use of Colloidal Silver. Your
request was received in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research on
10/25/99.
We have searched the records from FDA's Adverse Event Reporting
System (AERS) and have been unable to locate any cases that would be
responsive to your request.
Charges of $3.50 (Search $3.50, Review $0, Reproduction $0,
Computer time $0) will be included in a monthly invoice. DO NOT SEND ANY
PAYMENT UNTIL YOU RECEIVE AN INVOICE.
If there are any problems with this response, please notify us
in writing of your specific problem(s). Please reference the above file
number.
Sincerely,
Hal Stepper
Freedom of Information Technician
Office
of Training and Communications
Freedom of Information Staff,
HFD-205
