Judge Won’t Order Supplement Warnings

A judge refused to order warnings to pregnant women in California about lead in calcium supplements, instead giving the state 45 days to reach a settlement with the tablets’ makers. Atty. Gen. Dan Lungren’s office filed suit earlier in the day accusing nine companies of selling calcium supplements and antacids with levels of lead that violate a state anti-toxics law. The companies include the makers of Rolaids, DI-GEL, Os-Cal and GNC products with calcium. The companies denied their products contain dangerous levels of lead, which has been linked to birth defects. They joined Lungren’s office in opposing a restraining order sought by the Natural Resources Defense Council, which filed a similar suit against 10 companies Monday.