On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 01:17:35 GMT, Marshall
<notmkatzman@verizon.net> wrote:
>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061019/...betes_fda_dc_1
A slightly more detailed statement is available here:
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/10/diabetessweep.htm
Read the link for the full details.
Details of some of the letters sent are at
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dialist.html
'For Release: October 19, 2006
FTC and FDA Act Against Internet Vendors of Fraudulent
Diabetes Cures and Treatments
Measures are Part of Coordinated Effort by United States,
Mexico, and Canada
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), working with government agencies in
Mexico and Canada, have launched a drive to stop deceptive
Internet advertisements and sales of products misrepresented
as cures or treatments for diabetes. The ongoing joint
campaign has so far included approximately 180 warning
letters and other advisories sent to online outlets in the
three countries.
“We will continue working with our partners in the U.S. and
internationally to make sure scammers have no place to
hide,” said Lydia Parnes, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of
Consumer Protection. “The Internet can be a great source of
information, but it also is a billboard for ads that promise
miracle cures for diabetes and other serious diseases. Our
advice to consumers: ‘Be smart, be skeptical’ when
evaluating health claims online.”
“We will not tolerate practices that raise false hopes and
bilk consumers of precious health care dollars, ” said
Margaret O’K. Glavin, FDA’s Associate Commissioner for
Regulatory Affairs. “Diabetes requires effective treatments
and aggressive management, not bogus and unproven products.”
<snip>
Today, FDA announced it has issued warning letters to 24
firms marketing dietary supplement products with claims to
treat, cure, prevent or mitigate diabetes (see link to
Warning Letters at
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dialist.html). The FDA letters
warn firms that failure to promptly correct the violations
may result in enforcement action without further notice,
which may include seizure of violative products and/or
injunctions against the manufacturers and distributors.'
Among others, the letters covered these products (some are
duplicated because of separate suppliers):
Food Matrix
Sportron's Diabetes FoodMatrix™ Pack; CarboTone
Allbaid
Beta Fast GXR Glucose Balance; Beta Fast GXR Glucose
Tolerance
Enhansulin®
Diamel®
Charantea
"Glucose Balance;" "Glucose Support"
PureGels GlucoTrim 24; Diamaxol Blood Sugar Support; Jiang
Tang Pian (Diabetes Care)
Wai Ola
Pancreas Tonic 180; Grifon Maitake SX; Diabetan
Glucobetic; Neuro-Betic
RiSoTriene
HPB-84
Trilovin DNS; Trilovin DSAO
Diamaxol™
Triple Complex Diabetonic; Insulate Plus; Vizu-All Plus
FoodMatrix diabetic pack (UltraGard Forte; Omegatone;
Calcitone; Carbotone)
Vitamin Research Products Biotin 10mg; Vitamin Research
Products Optimum D; and Vitamin Research Products GluControl
Glucose M1; Glucose M2
Carbotone; Diabetes FoodMatrix™ Pack (the "Blood Sugar
Pack")
"Carbotone"
NyGymnema Herbal Blood Sugar Balance
WSN® Diabetic Pack
Be careful out there.
Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e,
metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/
latest: Tarascon - Chateau du Roi Rene
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