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marmar (1000+ posts) Wed May-13-09 07:36 AMOriginal message No wonder Cheerios are so cheery...... Cheerios Are a Drug? FDA's Surprising Letter to General MillsFDA to General Mills: "We have determined that is promoted for conditions that cause it to be a drug."Popular US breakfast cereal Cheerios is a drug, at least if the claims made on the label by its manufacturer General Mills are anything to go by, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said."Based on claims made on your product's label, we have determined that your Cheerios Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal is promoted for conditions that cause it to be a drug," the FDA said in a letter to General Mills which was posted on the federal agency's website Tuesday.Cheerios labels claim that eating the cereal can help lower bad cholesterol, a risk factor for coronary heart disease, by four percent in six weeks.Citing a clinical study, the product labels also claim that eating two servings a day of Cheerios helps to reduce bad cholesterol when eaten as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, the FDA letter says.Those claims indicate that Cheerios -- said by General Mills to be the best-selling cereal in the United States -- is intended to be used to lower cholesterol and prevent, lessen or treat the disease hypercholesterolemia, and to treat and prevent coronary heart disease. ........(more)The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/workplace/139990/cheerios_are_a... /
Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Wed May-13-09 07:39 AMResponse to Original message 1. Well, that ranks high on the stupid meter. I guess the pharmaceutical companies were pissed off.
marmar (1000+ posts) Wed May-13-09 07:40 AMResponse to Reply #1 2. "I guess the pharmaceutical companies were pissed off. " You know it.
Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Wed May-13-09 07:48 AMResponse to Reply #2 5. Fair warning to those who sell bottled water: do not claim that drinking water prevents dehydration. The FDA will be labeling your product as a drug. Same goes for those who sell scuba gear -- if they make that claim that breathing their air while underwater will prevent suffocation, the air will be classified as a drug. And if you fall in love, you're totally screwn: we already know that "love is a drug".
Atman (1000+ posts) Wed May-13-09 07:51 AMResponse to Original message 6. Hi, my name is Atman and I'm Cheeriholic
winyanstaz (297 posts) Wed May-13-09 08:05 AMResponse to Original message 10. Just another way to control the people... Controlling our food and water is a sure fire way to keep us in line and line their pockets.Does this mean we will now need a prescription for food? I can see this as opening a whole new line of "business" and careers. You could go to school to be a Physician of Food...we could call them Pof's or poof for short. hahaI guess you would have to first make an appointment and then the Dr would have to determine that food would or could help you stay healthy. roflI think those chem trails they have been spraying us with are full of idiot oil or something..what else could be making the world go so bonkers?
buzzycrumbhunger (523 posts) Wed May-13-09 08:37 AMResponse to Original message 14. The FDA has declared war on behalf of Big Pharma They have even admitted publicly that they are out to ban everything. They are starting with supplements, vitamins, and everything the drug companies can't corner the market on. They will then try to regulate whole foods and ultimately, even threaten to penalize you for anything you take--even what you give your kids as a caring parent (from breast milk on, I assume). Obviously, anything that can be claimed to have a health benefit will eventually fall under their purview, including exercise equipment, gym memberships, sports. It's asinine, but because no one believes it could happen, there's too little outrage to stop it. The FDA is firmly in the pocket of the health care industry. Crap food and the marketing of disease are the only way these people think they can get rich, and they are going to do everything in their power to keep us all under their thumb.
Yes, it is a form of control/infringement.No, it isn't on behalf of "big pharmaceutical", it's on behalf of "big brother" (when did the current admin ever care about profitability?).They can't even get something right without being wrong.
Yup. Uncle Sugar protecting us from ourselves again..............and raking in a few bucks while they're at it.......you know, for the children.
