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TIME TO TAKE NAMES!
MLM COMPANY WEBSITES ILLEGAL MATERIALS
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ARE MLM COMPANIES BEING SCAMMED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS?
or ARE THEY TOO DUMB TO HIRE A GOOD FDA ATTORNEY?
Beneficial therapeutic treatment results from medical and scientific studies that were done at universities and medical centers by the world’s most highly credentialed doctors keep showing up in the MLM world. These studies that are sometimes commissioned (paid for) by nutritional companies are worthless. If a study indicates that there is a therapeutic effect, it must be put into the FDA drug testing program in order to be classified as a drug. That takes 2–7 years and millions of dollars so you can compete with big pharmaceutical companies and their billions in advertising.
Research revealing beneficial therapeutic treatment effects of a nutritional product may not legally be distributed by a nutritional company to a nutritional purchaser as informational literature. Research about the therapeutic treatment effects of a dietary supplement, when it is given by a company to customers, as part of a scheme to sell the supplements, legally transforms the nutritional product into an unapproved new drug in the eyes of the FDA.
The FDA bans (will not approve) therapeutic treatment claims for dietary supplements. In addition, they only approve very few (see below) nutrient-disease risk reduction claims. Consequently, you can not put in print (or on the Internet) therapeutic claims for a nutritional product as part of the promotion for that product without running afoul of the FDA’s ban on such claims for supplements. The FDA would deem a product promoted in that way as an unapproved new drug.
Nutrient-disease risk reduction studies and claims must be approved by the FDA before they can be used by a company. Generally, the model is for a nutritional that produces a nutrient disease risk reduction to be made available for producers of that product to use (see Special Note below). Examples of this type of risk reduction claims that have been approved through the FDA are:
1. Selenium – Claim 1:
"Selenium may reduce the risk of certain cancers. Some scientific evidence suggests that consumption of selenium may reduce the risk of certain forms of cancer. However, FDA has determined that this evidence is limited and not conclusive."
Selenium - Claim 2:
"Selenium may produce anticarcinogenic effects in the body. Some scientific evidence suggests that consumption of selenium may produce anticarcinogenic effects in the body. However, FDA has determined that this evidence is limited and not conclusive."
SPECIAL NOTE: The research submitted to the FDA that resulted in this claim being allowed was over six (6) feet tall with positive university and medical studies that selenium does reduce the risk of cancer. This battle, fought by Dr. Wallach (from Youngevity) with the FDA took over three years and cost over $500,000. Every company can use this claim.
2. Claim Omega 3 – “Supportive, but not conclusive research shows that consumption of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. One serving of [name of food] provides [x] grams of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids. [See nutrition information for total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol content.]
SPECIAL NOTE: The research submitted to the FDA that resulted in this claim being allowed was over ten (10) feet tall with positive university and medical studies that Omega absolutely does reduce the risk of heart attack. This battle done by Dr. Wallach (from Youngevity) and ??????????????? with the FDA, took over three years, and cost over $500,000.
IS THE WATCHDOG PLAYING SHERIFF?
1. Yes – why should innocent distributors stick around an MLM company that is dumb enough to put illegal product claims on their company website? Get out before the hammer drops! Our reporters are helping you, not hurting you.
2. The Distributor Rights Association is still fighting to get more companies and distributors to support the H.R. 2117 that would allow valid scientific evidence to be used in the promotion and selling of nutritional products. The FDA works for big pharmacy companies, we have to fix this so truthful information can save lives.
