There's a company that has decided not to be pushed around by big government and by extension, big pharma... They got into a snafu because they were listing on thier website the info about what ailments different herbs had been used to treat historically... The Federal Trade Commission stepped in ad made them stop putting up such info saying it was unsubstantiated medical claims and therefor fraudulant.... Rather than settle with the Guv, the company hired Renown attorney Richard A. Jaffe and sued the Guv!!! 8) ... It's their position that they have the right to state as a matter of hisorical context, what herbs were used for whatever ailments and reasons; and that to ask them to not state such information violates their first amandment rights..... I apologise for forgetting the brave companys name :cry: --- If you want to learn more about this case, just Google in Hebal Company sues FTC.... That will get the ball rolling info-wise......... I wish them total sucess
Yay! Glad to hear someone is doing this.
I only hope it works out for them.
Thanks for the heads up Senor :)
Here is part of the story copied from this article- //http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_9711886
QuoteALBUQUERQUE, N.M.â€"The owners of a Taos herb company are suing the Federal Trade Commission for violating their First Amendment rights in what their lawyer is calling an unprecedented lawsuit.
Mark and Marianne Hershiser, owners of Native Essence Herb Company, claim in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court that they have a right to provide customers information on the historical use of herbs under free speech. The couple had posted historical information about herbs on their Web site, along with general product information.
The FTC, however, maintains that claims based on historical or traditional herbal use should be substantiated by scientific evidence. The agency's guidelines also state that advertisers should not suggest, directly or indirectly, that a supplement would provide benefits to those suffering from diseases unless there's reliable evidence to substantiate such claims.
The Hershisers argue that the historical information posted on their Web site came from federal government Web sites concerning herbs and herbal remedies and they should be allowed to provide that information for their customers.
Yep, this is something that needs to be done!!! Last evening this story was featured on "Coast To Coast", so I'm expecting that out of the millions who listen to that show, a conservative 100-200 thousand individuals will now be closely following this matter.... Matter 'O Fact, senor has every intention on sending e-mails to the FTC, FDA, etc informing them that I fully support that courageous freedom loving herb company and that I fervently hope the FTC is forced to stop acting as a sort of DemiGod in determining what info We 'Da Peeps are allowed both to become aware of and/or desseminate........... (Power to 'Da People and all like that :lol: )............
Finally some good news! I sure hope they win. The feds are so used to pushing everyone around they don't know how to act when someone pushes back. We have seen our rights steadily erode away over the years. I wish them the best of luck.