Just one more reason to believe that our government is as stupid as we think it is.
But who am I kidding? We elected most of them. Time to vote em ALL out and start over. =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Travis, Dori and 6 furangels: Ruthie, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec, Salome and Sammi =^..^= ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynda Wilson<mailto:longhornf...@verizon.net> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FDA fooling with supplements and foods It seems common sense is non-existant. Thanks for this valuable information/lesson! Lynda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lorrie" <felineres...@frontier.com<mailto:felineres...@frontier.com>> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 3:38 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FDA fooling with supplements and foods > 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<http://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<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org<http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org> > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org<http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org> _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
