Protests from the health-food industry and from some scientists have persuaded almost 100 members of the British parliament to resist proposals to limit over-the-counter sales of vitamin B6. The MPs have signed a motion opposing legislation, now beingprepared by the government, that would restrict sales of the vitamin on safety grounds. The row about the proposed regulation highlights the problems that many governments face in controlling the use of vitamins and other dietary supplements, which areincreasingly used medicinally but rardyregulated in the same way as medicines.
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