Re: [Felvtalk] FDA fooling with supplements and foods
TRUE Katy Doyle athenapities...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not rich enough to fund a campaign... and I don't enjoy sucking up to the people that have the money to fund me. On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 10:28 AM, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: Just had an idea. Why don't we run for office! Natalie at...@optonline.net wrote: I bet we could build a big soap box - I have a feeling there are more like us out theresomebody's got to protect what we eat! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lorrie Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:38 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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
Re: [Felvtalk] FDA fooling with supplements and foods
I did too - Do you recall the link where the info came from? On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com wrote: 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 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] FDA fooling with supplements and foods
It seems like I sent it weeks ago - I wish I could remember (maybe I still have it) -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dana giordano Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 5:23 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FDA fooling with supplements and foods I did too - Do you recall the link where the info came from? On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com wrote: 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
Re: [Felvtalk] FDA fooling with supplements and foods
Must be more careful about voting next time - many people did so without putting much though into itthey have buyers' remorse now! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Terri Brown Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 8:49 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FDA fooling with supplements and foods 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 Wilsonmailto:longhornf...@verizon.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto: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.commailto:felineres...@frontier.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto: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
Re: [Felvtalk] FDA fooling with supplements and foods
Just had an idea. Why don't we run for office! Natalie at...@optonline.net wrote: I bet we could build a big soap box - I have a feeling there are more like us out theresomebody's got to protect what we eat! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lorrie Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:38 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 ). 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
Re: [Felvtalk] FDA fooling with supplements and foods
I know one thing for sure, you cannot believe a word they say! Only thing is, where do we find one not contaminated with the pollution of greed, payoffs, and graft. Seems even those wth the best intentions succumb to it. Natalie at...@optonline.net wrote: Must be more careful about voting next time - many people did so without putting much though into itthey have buyers' remorse now! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Terri Brown Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 8:49 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FDA fooling with supplements and foods 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 Wilsonmailto:longhornf...@verizon.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto: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.commailto:felineres...@frontier.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto: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
Re: [Felvtalk] FDA fooling with supplements and foods
I'm not rich enough to fund a campaign... and I don't enjoy sucking up to the people that have the money to fund me. On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 10:28 AM, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: Just had an idea. Why don't we run for office! Natalie at...@optonline.net wrote: I bet we could build a big soap box - I have a feeling there are more like us out theresomebody's got to protect what we eat! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lorrie Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:38 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 ). Let your Congressmen know
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Right?!! All of us are extremely better than who we have now! - Original Message - From: dlg...@windstream.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 9:28 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FDA fooling with supplements and foods Just had an idea. Why don't we run for office! Natalie at...@optonline.net wrote: I bet we could build a big soap box - I have a feeling there are more like us out theresomebody's got to protect what we eat! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lorrie Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:38 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 ). Let your Congressmen know how vital it is to change these absurd FDA regulations that withhold essential health information and cause companies
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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
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It seems common sense is non-existant. Thanks for this valuable information/lesson! Lynda - Original Message - From: Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com To: 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 ). 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 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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Unfortunately, common sense has long ago gone out the window, especially when big corporations make a lot of money on artificially manufactured garbage that they promote as healthy and good for us. The sad thing is that we eat all this garbage, often not being aware that it's present in the most simple things that we'd never suspect, and just look at the ingredients in even the very good brands of pet food - rule of thumb: If you can't pronounce it, don't use it! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lynda Wilson Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:56 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 To: 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
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I bet we could build a big soap box - I have a feeling there are more like us out theresomebody's got to protect what we eat! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lorrie Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:38 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 ). 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
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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 Wilsonmailto:longhornf...@verizon.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto: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.commailto:felineres...@frontier.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto: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
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Amen! - Original Message - From: Terri Brown siggies...@hotmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 7:49 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FDA fooling with supplements and foods 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 Wilsonmailto:longhornf...@verizon.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto: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.commailto:felineres...@frontier.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto: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
