FDA, FTC threaten Dr. Andrew Weil over immune-boosting supplements for H1N1

[libertygrl]

Some of the threats leveled against Dr. Weil by the FTC include:
• Forcing Dr. Weil’s company to refund ALL customers who purchased his immune support formula. (For no apparent reason other than to burden his company with such costs.)
• Subjecting Dr. Weil’s company with “legal action in the form of a Federal District Court injunction or Administrative Order.”
• Gunpoint seizure of ALL of Dr. Weil’s nutritional products: “If your firm fails to take corrective action immediately, FDA may take enforcement action, such as seizure or injunction for violations of the FFDC Act without further notice.”
• Subjecting Dr. Weil and his company to criminal prosecution: “Firms that fail to take corrective action may also be referred to FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations for possible criminal prosecution for violations of the FFDC Act and other federal laws.”
• Adding Dr. Weil’s company to a list of companies that have been found in “violation” of the FFDC Act.

http://www.infowars.com/fda-ftc-thre...1n1-swine-flu/

[Pennsylvania]

From the small amount I've heard about him, Dr. Weil sounds like a really cool guy,

[sevin]

This is so fucked up. The FDA is evil.

[libertygrl]

I know. I'm really freaked out about it because I go to a holistic practioner for some health issues and all I take is natural supplements & herbal formulas!!

[EndDaFed]

Well at least the FDA is doing something useful. People selling products that have so scientific support for the asserted claims are generally scam artists or naive dupes. Certainly you people don't support fraud?

[Dark_Horse_Rider]

Originally Posted by EndDaFed

Well at least the FDA is doing something useful. People selling products that have so scientific support for the asserted claims are generally scam artists or naive dupes. Certainly you people don't support fraud?

You are joking ?

[EndDaFed]

Originally Posted by Dark_Horse_Rider

You are joking ?

No, I am not. Selling medical snake oil and claiming it can cure disease is fraud.

FTC staff strongly urge you to review all claims for your products and ensure that those claims are supported by competent and reliable scientific evidence. The FTC also asks that you notify it via electronic mail at flu@ftc.gov within 48 hours of the specific actions you have taken to address the agency's concerns.

OMG conspiracy! How dare he have to back up his medical claims with *shudder* evidence.

[sevin]

Originally Posted by EndDaFed

Well at least the FDA is doing something useful. People selling products that have so scientific support for the asserted claims are generally scam artists or naive dupes. Certainly you people don't support fraud?

No one here ever said they supported fraud, but in a free country you should be allowed to skip the vaccine and go with alternative medicine if you like. The FDA has a history of quashing cheap effective medicines that might harm the profits of big pharma and vaccine producers.

[dannno]

Originally Posted by EndDaFed

Well at least the FDA is doing something useful. People selling products that have so scientific support for the asserted claims are generally scam artists or naive dupes. Certainly you people don't support fraud?

Are you assuming that what the person is selling has no scientific support, or are you just pulling that out of your ass?

“Astragalus … is … used traditionally to ward off colds and flu, and has demonstrated both antiviral and immune-boosting effects in scientific investigation.”

Hmmm, maybe both

[youngbuck]

Originally Posted by EndDaFed

No, I am not. Selling medical snake oil and claiming it can cure disease is fraud.

You are clearly extremely ignorant on the subject. What exactly are you calling snake oil?

Do you believe that only pharmaceutical drugs can cure disease, as the FDA defines a cure?