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Post by raphael on May 13, 2009 17:46:29 GMT -5
Okay Quaker Oats and a wide variety of foods, you are are next! But of course if it was a drug it would be quite acceptable. The Food and Drug Administration slapped General Mills Inc. with a warning over its Cheerios cereal, saying the box's claims about heart benefits contain "serious violations" of federal law.
In a May 5 warning letter sent to the company and posted on the FDA's Web site Tuesday, the agency said statements that the product is "clinically proven to help lower cholesterol" make the product a drug under federal law.
FDA warning letter to General Mills Stephen Sundlof, the director of the FDA's food-safety center, said the agency has noticed a tendency by food companies to cross the line into the drug category by making specific health claims on packaging.
He said the FDA is ready to send out more warning letters if it finds more violators, although it has "no specific campaign" to go after food manufacturers.online.wsj.com/article/SB124216077825612187.html
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Post by Diremaker on May 29, 2009 16:51:11 GMT -5
But it's OK for these stupid weight loss pills and crap to advertise? ... stupid.
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