Posted on 04/11/2007 8:50:18 AM PDT by Halgr
Oh, great.........I've got parsley growing that I am planning to sell...
All kidding aside, I see what you are saying, but since these products aren't currently under FDA control, I would have thought that the FTC would be involved. i was obviously wrong.
>>Oh, great.........I’ve got parsley growing that I am planning to sell...<<
Well, you can always call it “decorative parsley” and wink when somebody buys it. :)
I don’t think the government would go along with that when I’m talking about 400+ plants, do you?
Ping
http://www.newstarget.com/011425.html
http://www.health-n-energy.com/Editorials/editorialsupplementfraud.htm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/06/cureall.htm
http://www.healthcastle.com/coralcalcium-scam.shtml
You have proved the point I made in spades. Look how easy it was to get info on alleged health supplement scams. This shows just how well the private sector is at regulating itself. It still takes some intelligence on the part of the individual however, in regards to consuming these expose articles, as more than half of these articles make claims that are less well documented than the claims of the products themselves. A close inspection of what these articles complain about reveals more speculation than analysis, more irrelevance than substance and very little proof of a scientific nature. But some of it is indeed useful as, for example, if one were looking for Hoodia they would quickly find six brands with 100% authentic material in them.
But not everybody does or can research the I’net for every particular. “As seen on TV” is good enough an endorsement for your average citizen, unfortunately. Many people already believe the government “inspects” these things, and thus, if it’s sold in Wal-mart or on HSN it must be okay............
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