Feds seize elderberry juice from Kansas winery

The Kansas City Star ^ | 6/3/11 | Roxana Hegeman

[ruralvoter]

Federal authorities have seized bottles and drums of elderberry juice concentrate from a Kansas winery, contending that the company's claims of its benefits for treating various diseases make the product a drug. (snip)

The government contends the juice concentrate is an unapproved and misbranded drug because the winery claims it is used to treat diseases such as the flu, cancer and AIDS.

"Products with unapproved disease claims are dangerous because they may cause consumers to delay or avoid legitimate treatments, Dara Corrigan, the FDA's associate commissioner for regulatory affairs, said in a news release. "The FDA is committed to protecting consumers from unapproved products on the market."

[editor-surveyor]

>> “The issue is not whether you have the right to take care of yourself, nor is it free-market capitalism. The issue is that there are criminals who will tell you anything to separate you from your money.” <<

Yes, those snake oil salesmen are called pharmaceutical manufacturers. The government is in their pocket.

They advertise their bottled death on TV in deceptive commercials, >> “and you have no basis on which to judge their claim.” <<

Except for the trail of death and suffering that follows them of course.
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[editor-surveyor]

>> “The issue is not whether you have the right to take care of yourself, nor is it free-market capitalism. The issue is that there are criminals who will tell you anything to separate you from your money.” <<

Yes, those snake oil salesmen are called pharmaceutical manufacturers. The government is in their pocket.

They advertise their bottled death on TV in deceptive commercials, >> “and you have no basis on which to judge their claim.” <<

Except for the trail of death and suffering that follows them of course.
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