Natalie, I hope everyone in the group appreciates this off topic information as much as I do. I agree with you 100% on all of this.
You and I could both spend a lot of time up on our soap box. Thanks.......... Lorrie On 07-26, Natalie wrote: > Dear Reader, > > Let go of that stem and back away from the cherry. > > It's for your own good. > > You see, that cherry is officially an unapproved drug, at least according to > the Einsteins at the FDA. > > Obviously, that makes no sense. But it lead me to ask: If cherries are > unapproved drugs, what does that make potato chips? > > Also compliments of the geniuses at the Food and Drug Administration: Heart > healthy, of course! > > Fortunately, there may be a way out of this government-inflicted insanity. > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Over-the-counter cherries > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Cherries contain antioxidants and other anti-inflammatory components. The > scientific evidence behind that statement is irrefutable. But when owners of > cherry orchards made those claims and backed them up with links to the > evidence, the FDA ruled that the claims "cause your products to be drugs." > > Needless to say, none of the orchard owners had submitted their cherries for > approval as drugs, so they were not allowed to continue the claims. > > Crazy? Oh...we're just getting started. > > Last year, Dannon settled a dispute with the FDA by paying out $21 million > to several states where they had advertised their Activia yogurt and > DanActive dairy drink. In those ads they said the products, "help regulate > your digestive system...naturally." > > That claim is based on what we know about the benefits of living cultures in > probiotics. > > But the FDA decided that Dannon was actually claiming that "Activia provided > consumers with bowel movements at fixed, uniform or normal intervals." > Clearly, that was not the case, but the agency's absurd decision ended up > costing Dannon millions. > > And FDA officials were just as picky and difficult when it came to walnuts. > > They told walnut distributer Diamond Foods that multiple studies showing > heart health benefits of walnuts were not sufficient to allow such claims on > the Diamond Foods website. Again, the FDA ruled that the health claims > classified walnuts as drugs. > > Now...if all that seems completely bat-house crazy, brace yourself -- > seriously -- because here's what the FDA allows Frito-Lay to say about their > products... > > "You might be surprised at how much good stuff goes into your favorite > snack. Good stuff like potatoes, which naturally contain vitamin C and > essential minerals. Or corn, one of the world's most popular grains, packed > with thiamin, vitamin B6, and phosphorous -- all necessary for healthy > bones, teeth, nerves and muscles." > > Potatoes and corn -- two of the WORST foods you can eat, even before the > processing begins! But wait -- there's more... > > "Our all-natural sunflower, corn and soybean oils contain good > polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, which help lower total and LDL > 'bad' cholesterol and maintain HDL 'good' cholesterol levels, which can > support a healthy heart." > > So you CAN'T say cherries provide antioxidants that benefit health, but you > CAN clearly tell customers that corn chips help keep bones healthy and > potato chips cooked in soybean oil "can support a healthy heart." > > That is true lunacy! In any rational world we'd be able to storm FDA > headquarters and take them all away in straitjackets. > > As I said earlier, there may be a way out of this government-inflicted > insanity. But to do it, we have to go through the government. > > Two members of Congress recently introduced the Free Speech about Science > Act that will require the FDA to let food producers and supplement makers > state health claims when they're backed up by sound, science-based evidence. > > > You can help this important effort by contacting your representatives and > senators through "Thomas," a Library of Congress website ( > www.thomas.loc.gov ). > > Let your Congressmen know how vital it is to change these absurd FDA > regulations that withhold essential health information and cause companies > and growers to spend millions defending ridiculous charges. > > I mean, really...aren't there other "unapproved drugs" that are currently > putting us at greater risk than walnuts and cherries??? _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
