--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozg...@...> wrote: <snip> > And of course we have the FDA saying that Cheerios > is a drug (no kidding - I though it was a joke > article at first): > http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Popular_cereal_is_a_drug_US_food_wa_05122009.html
If you read the whole article, the FDA is trying to force Cheerios to stop claiming it can help reduce bad cholesterol by 4 percent in six weeks, which is a claim a mere food isn't permitted to make. Cheerios is going to have to modify the claim to make it less specific.
