The Word is Out on Unapproved H1N1 Products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing consumers of—and protecting them against—potential harm associated with unapproved products claiming to diagnose, prevent, or otherwise act against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.
Within the past two weeks, FDA has
* urged caution regarding promotions and Internet sites offering products for sale that claim to diagnose, prevent, mitigate, treat or cure the H1N1 flu virus
* enhanced efforts to warn about potentially deceptive H1N1 products, and encourage reporting of suspected criminal activity, with the release of an H1N1 flu fraud widget. This portable application is embedded in an agency Web page (www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm186340.htm) and can be copied onto any other Web site or blog.
* with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), issued a warning letter to a Web site marketing fraudulent supplements that claim to help prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus. The letter advises the site’s owners to discontinue marketing the products or face legal action
via Unapproved H1N1 Products – Open Access Healthcare.
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on Oct 23 2009. Filed under Featured, Health News.
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