FDA calls Cheerios an “Unapproved Drug” For Immediate Release: May 14, 2009 Contact: Tami L. Wahl, 800.230.2762 FDA CALLS CHEERIOS AN “UNAPPROVED DRUG” SCIENCE BEHIND THE CEREAL’S HEALTH CLAIMS REMAINS UNCHALLENGED The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to cereal manufacturer General Mills for claiming on its cereal box that Cheerios […]
Food Safety Bill Passes on Second Attempt For Immediate Release: July 30, 2009 Contact: Tami L. Wahl, 202.467.1986 American Association for Health Freedom The American Association for Health Freedom today expressed extreme regret over legislation, passed today by the House of Representatives, aimed at improving our nation’s food safety. The bill, H.R. 2749, the Food […]
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) Protecting the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act What is DSHEA? Are Dietary Supplements Unregulated? ANH-USA’s Position on DSHEA ANH-USA Initiatives in Support of DSHEA Protecting the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) defines dietary supplements as food […]
A new, long-awaited food safety bill is now before the US House of Representatives. It is the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, or FSEA. Introduced by Reps. Henry Waxman (D–CA) and John Dingell (D–MI), the FSEA is meant to address food safety concerns. But as you will see, much of it is not about […]
The healthcare reform debate in Washington has a central question: “Should every American be required to carry health insurance?” The pros and cons of that question were debated on the editorial page of the June 10 USA Today.
In 2005, an up-and-coming pharmaceutical company made a big mistake: they invested millions of dollars into developing a drug only to discover that the only active ingredient of the drug, pyridoxamine, was really a common, naturally occurring substance that has been sold for decades at low cost to consumers in the form of a dietary […]
Scientists say the naturally occurring antioxidant lycopene, found in abundance in tomatoes, helps block the body from absorbing “bad” LDL cholesterol. This bad cholesterol is primarily responsible for clogging arteries.
The proposed budget of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is worrying the Democrats. They are concerned that FDA’s annual increases in industry user fees—$828 million from manufacturers of medical and food products, including hundreds of millions drug manufacturers pay annually to help speed the review of new medicines—might compromise the agency’s independence.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to cereal manufacturer General Mills for claiming on its cereal box that Cheerios can help lower cholesterol, and saying on their website that “diets rich in whole grain foods can reduce the risk of heart disease.” The letter, dated May 5, called the above […]
As we have noted in previous issues of Pulse of Health Freedom, national attention is heating up over the issue of the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a common ingredient in some plastics. Studies have linked BPA to breast and prostate cancer, diabetes, heart disease, reproductive damage, and hyperactivity. And a study released last fall […]