Such reports are voluntary, and it’s not clear whether anyone reported her death to the agency. “People unfortunately pass from dehydration every day, and there’s a lot of different reasons and a lot of different causes.”įabricant said it would have been ideal had the coroner or the family reported her death to the FDA so the agency could have launched an investigation. It’s not just what a coroner feels,” said Fabricant, who oversaw dietary supplements at the Food and Drug Administration during the Obama administration.
Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) said on the Senate floor this spring when he introduced legislation to strengthen oversight of dietary supplements.ĭaniel Fabricant, CEO and president of the Natural Products Association, which represents the dietary supplements industry, questioned whether McClintock’s death was related to a supplement. Unfortunately, that’s not always true,” U.S. “Many people assume if that product is sold in the United States of America, somebody has inspected it, and it must be safe. McClintock’s death underscores the risks of the vast, booming market of dietary supplements and herbal remedies, which have grown into a $54 billion industry in the United States - one that both lawmakers and health care experts say needs more government scrutiny. It’s unclear from the autopsy report whether Lori McClintock took a dietary supplement containing white mulberry leaf, ate fresh or dried leaves, or drank them in a tea, but a “partially intact” white mulberry leaf was found in her stomach, according to the report. He had just returned from Washington after voting in Congress the night before. Tom McClintock, a Republican who represents a district that spans multiple counties in northern and central California, found his 61-year-old wife unresponsive at their Elk Grove home on Dec. 20, 2021, listed the cause of death as “pending.” The original death certificate, dated Dec.
The coroner’s office ruled her death an accident.
KHN obtained that report - in addition to the autopsy report and an amended death certificate containing an updated cause of death - in July. Tom McClintock, died from dehydration because of gastroenteritis - an inflammation of the stomach and intestines - that was caused by “adverse effects of white mulberry leaf ingestion,” according to a report from the Sacramento County coroner that is dated March 10 but was not immediately released to the public. SACRAMENTO - The wife of a Northern California congressman died late last year after ingesting a plant that is generally considered safe and is used as an herbal remedy for a variety of ailments, including diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol, Kaiser Health News has learned. Tom McClintock, died from dehydration because of gastroenteritis after ingesting white mulberry leaf, Nick Ut/Associated Press 2003 Show More Show Less Darrly Bush/The Chronicle 2003 Show More Show Less 2 of2 Lori McClintock died after taking an herbal remedy marketed for diabetes and weight loss. Tom McClintock and his wife Lori McClintock arrive at their polling place to vote in October 2003.
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