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Originally Posted by Cleo
Cheerios is making Snake Oil claims. So Cheerios has to prove that their claims are true and are safe.
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Very true. And they should have to prove anything they say in advertising (as should any company, IMO). But what if general mills backs up each and every statement they made with irrefutable scientific data? Will cheerios then be pulled off the grocer's shelf and placed behind a pharmacy counter and require a $50 doctor visit to get a prescription for a box of breakfast cereal?
And really, it isnt so much about the fed harassing a company over advertising as their defining something as a drug because of it's beneficial properties and not because of its ingredients. What's next? RedBull? It gives you wings.