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,
Persuant 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
Brent Finnigan Takoma (sic), WA 98408
Dear Mr. Finnigan:
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
