Here's the most "official" document I have so far by the FDA on this subject. (I'm still trying to get a copy of the actual ruling)
www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/ANS00971.html This is a press release by FDA personnel "in responding with consistency and accuracy to questions from the public on subjects of current interest." It doesn't say much, but the paragraph of most interest to us (and who knows how it will be interpreted) is-- "According to the Final Rule, a colloidal silver product for any drug use will first have to be approved by FDA under the new drug application procedures. The Final Rule classifies colloidal silver products as misbranded.....their labeling falsely suggests that there is substantial scientific evidence to establish that the drugs are safe and effective for their intended uses." Karen