Posted on 05/30/2009 5:18:33 AM PDT by FromLori
Sorry, FDA, you lose. Case closed.
That's not a "claim", but a "possiblity".
It’s not about truth in advertising, it’s about overreaching government control.
Cheerios has made this claim on its boxes for 12 years and the FDA supported it. It is disingenuous for them to say that the claims on the box make the cereal a drug. Cheerios’ claim is consistent with proper nutrition and diet. If they can regulate anything nutrition-related based on its benefits and detriments and on that basis call it a “drug”, they can control what you eat.
I am offended that they insult our intelligence by claiming that nutrition benefits make a food product a “drug.”
The claim is either valid or it isn’t. If it is valid, it is nutrition-related. Companies are allowed to advertise the benefits of their products. If it is not valid, why did the FDA approve the statement for so long?
Oh my,I was at my Cardiologist office yesterday for a six month check up..He ask me if I need any refills on my medications..I said No..Well had I of know I could have had him write me a prescriptions for Cheerios..I wonder since it is a drug if our insurance will pay for the Cheerios...
Good luck with getting that kind of prescription lol they prescribed me vitamin D in a massive dose you can ONLY get as a prescription and even though we pay $225.46 a week for our health care coverage they wouldn’t pay for it.
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