FDA names 14 ‘cruel’ companies pedaling ‘cancer cures’
- Federal investigators have spent months looking for bogus products online
- They have compiled a document of 14 companies pedaling fake products
- Regulators warn the products exploit vulnerable and desperate cancer patients
Mia De Graaf For Dailymail.com
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The FDA has issued warning letters to 14 companies pedaling ‘bogus cancer cures’.
Investigators have spent months trawling the internet for products that claim to diagnose, treat or cure cancer – a crime punishable by up to a year in federal prison and a fine of $100,000.
On Monday, the agency published a report listing the names of firms that ‘exploit the fears’ of vulnerable patients desperately seeking a lifeline.
The companies have 15 days to respond with a plan to comply with the law – before the FDA pursues legal action.
Doctor Vicks (pictured) pedals more bogus treatments than any of the other firms on the list
‘These companies used slick ads, videos, and other sophisticated marketing techniques, including testimonials about miraculous outcomes,’ warn FDA investigators Donald Ashley and Douglas Stearn in an editorial on Tuesday.
‘Often a single product was promoted as a treatment or cure for multiple diseases in humans and animals.
‘Hoping to skirt the law on a technicality, some sellers made false claims and then in small print provided a disclaimer that their products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.’
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Across the 14 firms, investigators identified 65 products that claim to cure or treat cancer.
They include teas that claim to be made from ‘cancer-killing trees’, and capsules that promise to fight cancer – as well as Parkinson’s disease, heart disease, and even the flu.
One company offers a version of the popular chewable vitamin C snacks, but with that added (and false) claim that they kill tumors.
Amazing Sour Sop Inc. claims their tea bags are made from ‘cancer-killing trees’
Ashley and Stearn write: ‘The message to consumers is this: These products are untested. Some contain ingredients that may be a direct risk to your health.
‘The ingredients may interact in a dangerous way with professionally-prescribed treatments. They are not a substitute for appropriate treatments. Using these products can waste your money, and, more importantly, endanger your health.’
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