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How is it not illegal to sell these?
by kozak 6y ago
How is it not illegal to sell these?
- faeyanpiraat 6y agoThey probably are, but it’s unfeasible for law enforcement to prevent all crimes.
- azinman2 6y agoMy guess is the illegal bit is in the claims, not the device itself.
- SahAssar 6y agoIt does not directly claim any health benefits. If this is illegal then it would be illegal to sell "healing" crystals and goop would not exist. Really it's not much different than selling a wooden cross that will "protect you against satan".
- AstralStorm 6y agoIt does claim, however, removing 5G waves. Which if true, would fall under radar jamming in FCC and be highly illegal. $50k fine. (Unless it is passive - aluminum foil or a mesh cage, which is perfectly legal.) Therefore it's false advertising.
- SahAssar 6y agoDoes it? All I can see on their site that implies blocking/jamming is "balance and harmonisation of the harmful effects of imbalanced electric radiation", which seems vague and pseudo-science-y enough to not break any laws.
- AstralStorm 6y agoBut does it do that? If I put the device near test rats subject to really excess SAR, will it prevent them from being cooked?
- SahAssar 6y agoAre "balance and harmonisation" exact enough terms that you can disprove them? Can that sentence even be called a technical or medical claim considering how vague it is? Vitaminwater has some drink called "balance", would that fall under the same thing? They also have something called "revive" but I don't think you can call it illegal just because it won't revive people from death.
- AstralStorm 6y agoWell, it does claim a specific noxious agent it does something against. Much like you couldn't say something balances and harmonizes your body against cancer or say heavy metals when it does not do such a thing.
- SahAssar 6y agoIt says it does something about something. Neither "balance and harmonisation" or "imbalanced electric radiation" are precise enough terms to disprove I'd think. Then again, I'm in no way an expert on quack healing devices or RF engineering.
- andreareina 6y ago"These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA^H^H^H MHRA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease."
- AstralStorm 6y agoRadio waves are under the purview of FCC not FDA. (Unlike laser light.) MHRA has absolutely nothing to do with anything. Regulatory body in UK for radio waves is also separate from MHRA. I might be wrong there but I think it's CAA, while spectrum allocations are UK parliament.