Posted on 06/30/2009 10:40:42 AM PDT by John Semmens
Citing the cereal’s claim that incorporating Cheerios into a daily diet could lower cholesterol by up to 4% within 6 weeks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced proposed regulations that would require buyers to obtain a doctor’s prescription before they would be allowed to purchase the product.
“Lowering cholesterol is a medical outcome,” FDA spokesperson, Susan Cruzan pointed out. “As such, it comes under our jurisdiction. Other makers of cholesterol-lowering drugs must get FDA approval before marketing their products. To allow General Mills to skate on this would give them an unfair advantage.”
Cruzan contended that “requiring consumers to obtain a doctor’s prescription is a relatively lenient standard. We could have insisted that the product be taken off the market until clinical testing could verify the claimed benefits. Such testing, I might point out, normally takes several years.”
More rigorous control over health claims for foods is “just one blade of the scissors the FDA will be using to help cut out unhealthy lifestyles. The really bad foods loaded with fat or sugar will soon feel the hand of government steering their manufacturers and purveyors toward more nutritious options.”
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We need an oat fiber cap and trade system. /s
I challenge FDA ninnies to come take the cheerios from my 20 month old. Bad, very bad things happen.
I hate the government. Why does anyone like them? Who has a job I mean.
Satire
Anyone who falls for this one needs to have a "stupid" sign taped on his / her back.
LOL! Good one!
You know actually, I side with the government on this. Cherios has been pushing their processed sugar bread as heart healthy. And I understand they are depending on one questionable study for their claim. It’s likely that it’s not heart healthy at all.
The claim needs to go, at least until they have more evidence.
Don't you mean CRAP and trade?
Actually, that describes the moonbat's latest wet dream legislation as well. NO SARCASM intended.
That's what I said about cap and trade and taxing cow farts.
This is like requiring a presciption for food. If you stop eating food you will die, therefore it must be addressing your medical needs.
Ummmm ... the FDA actually has expressed concern about cholesterol-reduction claims of oatmeal-based cereals, hinting that some kind of regulation thereof is coming.
Satire & fact are indistinguishable these days.
Obama's legislation is more like CRAP and STARVE.
Thanks for the chuckle John.
Yep, government a$$h*les need to control everything we do.
Ah ha! This time I had you pegged at the title! Nice try, John. Love ya’.
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