Reply #144: Orrex clarified that it is only "snake oil" per se when it is being used as a panacea

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Main Entry: pan·a·cea
Pronunciation: \ˌpa-nə-ˈsē-ə\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek panakeia, from panakēs all-healing, from pan- + akos remedy
Date: 1548

: a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all


Orrex didn't say fish oil didn't have any value, he just said that it shouldn't be taken as a miracle cure. The benefits of fish oil are not really in dispute.

When you buy some anti-acid off the shelf at your local store - you expect all the ingredients to be listed and accurate, and the FDA works to ensure you that it is. This legislation is designed to do the same for the fish oil you will buy in the same store, and you will no more need an Rx for fish oil than you do for Tums.