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Most/all of those others provide appropriate disclaimers and, if the FDA is calling them, they pick up the phone. From what I saw of the FDA complaints, really
by jbooth 13y ago
Most/all of those others provide appropriate disclaimers and, if the FDA is calling them, they pick up the phone.
From what I saw of the FDA complaints, really all they wanted is a disclaimer and a dialback of certain marketing claims. The lawsuit is almost certainly motivated by the FDA action and trying to grab a bad-faith payday, but the existence of various other BS products where the management actually bothered to talk to a lawyer doesn't mean that 23andme was exempt from talking to a lawyer themselves.
- cromwellian 13y agoThat's all true, but the "disclaimers" on homeopathic pills and bogus diets are so weak compared to overwhelming testimonials that the "disclaimer" amounts to ass covering boilerplate that makes no practical difference in terms of people getting fooled. Maybe 23andme screwed up by not running text in 8 point font and a fast talking muted announcer saying "information may not be accurate or useful...blah blah...", but this seems to be a huge inversion of priority compared to potential harm. People have been poisoned by "supplements" containing lead or arsenic, or killed by ginseng/ginkoba/caffeine overdoses in others. Millions more are ripped off by diets with utterly outrageous claims and faked testimonials.
- thirdtruck 13y agoThere are, unfortunately, very specific laws that exclude such "supplements" from the scrutiny expected of most products. These laws bind the FDA's hands. The NeuroLogica Blog touches on the topic periodically (http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/cam-research-be-careful-what-you-wish-for/ http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/cam-research-be...).