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Posted on 07/23/2011 2:00:10 PM PDT by John Semmens
Diamond Foods was order to cease and desist marketing walnuts by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The order followed the company’s claim that eating walnuts is good for you. The fact that there is a considerable amount of research verifying the contention that eating walnuts carries substantial health benefits was deemed “irrelevant” by the FDA.
“The relevant fact is that Diamond’s claims were not approved by the agency,” said Malcolm Cheek, FDA Administrator. “The nation’s health is our domain. We are responsible for determining what is and isn’t healthy for a person to consume. Products that hold forth a health benefit must obtain our approval before they can be marketed. Diamond Foods did not comply with this requirement. Hence, their sale of walnuts is forbidden.”
Since the FDA has not previously ruled on the health benefits of walnuts, Diamond was invited to submit its product for testing. “From our perspective, walnuts, as such, constitute a ‘new drug,’” Cheek argued. “Their safety and effectiveness have yet to be determined. Diamond Foods would be well-advised to comply with our established procedure. Failure to comply opens them to the possibility of having their property seized.”
As Cheek put it, “we’re not entirely merciless. If Diamond Foods restructures its message to remove any content alleging any health benefit we will withdraw our order. If they want to say that walnuts are tasty or that a lot of people like them we’d probably be okay with that. They just can’t say that walnuts might improve your health. Even if that’s true, we haven’t authorized them to make such a statement.”
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Unbelieveable!
YAGASROOC ...
Yet Another Government Agency Spinning Recklessly Out Of Control.
Brings to mind one of the lines in the Declaration of Independence indicting King George.
“He hath sent hither swarms of his agents to harass our people and eat out their substance.”
“We are responsible for determining what is and isn’t healthy for a person to consume.”
‘Scuse me?!
Unless you have a paper stating that and signed by God, you are full of excrement.
Sheesh.
LOL John. This one should not have had the disclaimer - we should have been compelled to figure it out ourselves.
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“Their safety and effectiveness have yet to be determined. Diamond Foods would be well-advised to comply with our established procedure. Failure to comply opens them to the possibility of having their property seized.”
Government operates via the power of the gun.
They may soon find people “shooting back”. They are acting more and more like a two year old testing to see what it can get away with.
DANG! I got busted. It’s satire! I forgot to check the source!
Good one, as usual. ;-)
Your hook is always in the second graph...
I wish people would stop posting from this site. It is so believable that it fools people and what’s the point in that? Why make stuff up when there’s so many true outrageous things happening?
LOL! I love that one! They might actually use it!
Satire alert, SATIRE. These guys will get you more times than not. You have to be on the alert and look at their URL.
Shakedown for campaign donations. Obummer’s bag has no bottom.
In case you missed he first article diamond foods was told they can’t say walnuts contain omega 3 acids and either they take it off the labels or zero and his ilk will seize the company .
Yet.
Almost got me again. Went to the article and read,
“It all boils down to the simple question Reagan posed in the 1980 election,” Carney contended. “All the American people need do is ask themselves whether they are better off now than they were before President Obama took office. Once they recall the hopelessness that prevailed under Bush and the Republicans the troubles they face today will fade into insignificance.”
The statement is insane but you know there are people who
would actually believe it.
Almost got me with this one! Whew!
Hay Semmens. good post. I’m with jimfree on the disclaimer.
I would have made top fool Obama size jackass out of my self.
Though that carny quote was more of a direct way of saying what they’ve been saying all along.
Thanks! Today’s satire is the reality of tomorrow with them targeting Ronald McDonald and Happy Meals, etc..
Its ludicrous. Diamond Foods should say "NUTS!"
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