Supplements that included ephedra have been widely used for weight loss and bodybuilding, but have been linked to 155 deaths. The FDA ordered the substance off the market in April 2004.
Judge Tena Campbell's ruling sends the matter back to the FDA "for further rule-making consistent with the court's opinion" and keeps the agency from enforcement action against the companies.
Company president Bruce Hough said the decision is about "protecting the public's access to safe and effective dietary supplements." Bechler was 23 when he died after a spring training workout Feb. 17, 2003, sent his body temperature to 108 degrees.
The medical examiner who performed the autopsy said the pitcher had a history of borderline high blood pressure and an abnormal liver. The medical examiner also said that ephedrine -- the active substance in the plant ephedra -- played a major role in the pitcher's death.
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Om man har högt blodtryck och en dålig lever kanske man inte borde använda efedrin. Upp till var och en att ta reda på sådant innan användning.