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FDA and Legal Fun

Sorry Froot Loops – Your Smart Choice Days Are Numbered

October 28, 2009

It was fun while it lasted, we all had a good laugh, but now it looks like the concept of calling Froot Loops a Smart Choice has come to an end!
Smart Choices Label Program Has Been Suspended
Guess what? Just days after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it would examine whether front-of-pack [...]

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How Does the FDA Respond to Swine Flu? Create a Hall of Shame

October 23, 2009

Call it H1N1, call it Swine Flu – call it whatever you like but it looks like we are heading for a very bad flu season this year. While there is lots of talk in the media about treatment, vaccines and shortages – there is no shortage of marketing companies trying to prey [...]

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Oprah Writes, Then Throws The Book At Acai and Resveratrol Scammers

October 14, 2009

We are so excited, this is like Christmas for us! For over 18 months we have written about Acai scams and Resveratrol Scams. We have explained that Oprah never endorsed any Acai or Resveratrol brands and the same was true with Dr. Oz . People often asked, if the Oprah and [...]

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FDA Says – If You Don’t Like a Law Just Close Your Eyes and Wish It Away

October 1, 2009

Sometimes the more you learn about our government agencies, the scarier it gets. It turns out that the FDA Commissioner in 1994, David Kessler, was so unhappy with the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) that for 10 years he told his staff not to enforce the laws!
Let’s Back Up – What is [...]

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Acai Berry Scammers Watch Out – Oprah and The Whole State of Illinois Are After You!

August 20, 2009

Justice may move slowly, but at least it is finally moving. On 8/18 the Attorney General of Illinois announced they are bringing a suit against 3 different Acai companies that have scammed and deceived customers. In addition, Harpo, Inc – producers of the Oprah Winfrey show – filed a trademark infringement suit against [...]

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