"Zeppo" > wrote in message
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>
> "George" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Mark Thorson wrote:
>>> FDA tells General Mills that Cherrios is an
>>> unapproved new drug.
>>>
>>> http://www.fda.gov/foi/warning_letters/s7188c.htm
>>>
>>> All these years, I thought it was a breakfast cereal!
>>
>> When a manufacturer makes explicit health claims as they did they are
>> declaring it is a drug.
>>
>
> Don't think I agree with your statement, but I do believe it is verges on
> false advertizing.
>
> Promoting something as 'health food' just because it won't kill you (as
> opposed to their other cereals that probably could kill you) is pretty
> misleading.

They made a direct claim it lowered your cholesterol 10% if you ate it every
day. No if ands or buts, they said it absolutely lowered your cholesterol.
That's better than some statin drugs.

Paul