FDA - let the buyer and citizen beware even more!

[Guest guest]

Again you make really good points.

 

I will comment only on this one:

 

When I see " according to the FDA " I know that it is likely that there

is something about to follow to the detriment of our freedom and

health and the benefit of the big pharma lords that rule them.

 

I am not out to pick a fight with the FDA - I simply do not recognize

their jurisdiction or power to tell me what I or anyone else can or

cannot say or do when it comes to our private and sovereign rights and

bodies.

 

DQ

 

oleander soup , " Dr. Loretta Lanphier "

<drlanphier wrote:

>

> I agree with you! We have used several MLM companies in the past

but only

> because the products they had were good - we didn't " do " the

marketing plan

> and so we made hardly anything on what we sold; however, we were

just trying

> to help our clients as, at that time, there was nothing better. Now, I

> basically run from them. I get several emails a week from MLM

> " distributors " who just know I will love their product.

>

>

>

> Several of the good zeolites, including our brand, are made from

structured

> water. However, the marketing technique is to name the water all

types of

> things, like " living water " , magnetized water, etc. We call ours

hi-tech

> purified water and describe it as " ...we begin with distilled water

packaged

> in glass (never plastic) to ensure the purest of water. After

distillation

> the water is placed through a unique filtration system which produces a

> hi-tech water that has all negative signatures erased. In addition it

> produces a water that has lowered surface tension, increased solubility,

> increased cellular absorption and is enhanced for health. " Most people

> don't understand the importance of water and surface tension to cellular

> health.

>

> I understand our freedom of speech, etc. But according to the FDA,

when you

> begin making health claims 1) You better be able to back them up and

2) If

> it is curing anything it can be considered as a " new drug " because

we all

> know that only drugs can cure, right? Ad nauseam! Certainly we do

have the

> freedom to " test " the waters, so to speak.

>

> I would advise that buyers beware of Internet supplement/health

companies

> that don't:

>

> 1) Provide a phone number where you can get in touch with them or a

> representative. Or the phone number is not working.

>

> 2) Provide an address and the owner's name.

>

> 3) Provide good product pictures.

>

> 4) Provide a COMPLETE list of ingredients. Some companies do not

include

> the excipients or flow agents. These should be important especially to

> those with disease.

>

> 5) Provide, in the case of " natural " skin-care or cosmetic companies, a

> complete list of ingredients which should always include the

ingredients of

> the base cream. Example would be just a list of herbs and essential

oils as

> there is no way to make a cream just out of herbs and essential oils.

>

> 6) Provide complete return directions and product guarantee information.

> They should have a Customer Service Page.

>

> 7) Provide information about shipping.

>

> 8) Provide dispute information.

>

> 9) Keep an up-dated site. If their last newletter is date 2004,

that might

> be a reason to get in touch with them BEFORE you buy anything.

>

> 10) Don't provide the content amount such as how many ounces, how many

> capsules, etc.

> 11) Give complete details of their products - what they are, how

they work,

> ingredients, suggested dosage, etc. If it is

" in-your-face-marketing " - the

> kind in which they try to talk you into buying something by saying

the same

> thing over and over and over - well, that type of marketing makes me

angry

> and I probably wouldn't take the product even if they were giving it

away.

> ;o)

>

> 12) Advertise prices that are in range with competitive products.

If the

> price seems to good to be true then it may mean it is an inferior

product or

> the expiration date is about to expire.

>

>

> I'm sure there are more red flags, but the above are some of the most

> important.

>

> Be Well

> Loretta

>

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>

>

>

>

> Good points. A buyer should always proceed with caution and you raised

>

> some good flags.

>

>

>

> However, I think the MLM prices for zeolite are outrageously high and

>

> in many instances their hype is even greater. Such is the world of

>

> MLM, where in my opinion you almost NEVER get what you pay for, and

>

> such are the reasons why I do not recommend or affiliate with

>

> virtually any MLM health product.

>

>

>

> Actually I like the structured living water part - it is something I

>

> believe in and have seen proof of.

>

>

>

> As for them getting in trouble, perhaps. Freedom of speech, including

>

> commercial speech, is clearly protected by the constitution. Any laws

>

> or agency actions to the contrary are not constitutional. There are

>

> hundreds and hundreds of companies promoting their products in a way

>

> that is not consistent with the FDA's own heavy handed and

>

> unconstitutional interpretations.

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