According to *Critical Thinking in Psychology*, by Ruscio, "... legal enforcement actions against General Nutrition Center (GNC) are so routine that the company appears to consider such actions simply a part of its operating expenses. General Nutrition Center has been censured by the FDA and the Federal Trade Commission roughly once each year over the past 30 years. In a 1994 FTC case, for example, GNC agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle false advertising charges involving 41 products."
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Paul Brandon <paul.bran...@mnsu.edu>wrote: > When you don't have to spend money on research or quality control.... > > On Jun 17, 2009, at 8:17 AM, tay...@sandiego.edu wrote: > > I heard about the lawsuits against Zicam years ago and wondered how they >> were able to stay in business all these years. This article says $12 >> million. So they MUST be making enough money to pay off the lawsuits and >> still make a good profit! It amazes me. >> >> Annette >> >> Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. >> Professor of Psychology >> University of San Diego >> 5998 Alcala Park >> San Diego, CA 92110 >> 619-260-4006 >> tay...@sandiego.edu >> >> >> ---- Original message ---- >> >>> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:32:02 -0400 >>> From: "Mike Palij" <m...@nyu.edu> >>> Subject: [tips] How Homeopathy Harms >>> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" < >>> tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> >>> Cc: "Mike Palij" <m...@nyu.edu> >>> >>> Apropos the recent discussion on TiPS about alternative medicine >>> and giving people the "placebo that they desire", consider the following >>> article from the NY Times on the FDA's warning against the use of >>> the homeopathic cold treatment Zicam because of the number of cases >>> reporting the loss of the ability to smell (anosmia); see: >>> >>> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/health/policy/17nasal.html?hp >>> >>> For a skeptical history of homeopathy, see the following: >>> >>> http://www.skepdic.com/homeo.html >>> >>> One good thing that may come from the Zicam situation is that the >>> U.S. Congress may finally give the FDA the ability to force recalls >>> (removal from the market) of those nostrums that are often called >>> supplements but not drugs (removing them from the jurisdiction of >>> the FDA) though their selling point is that they have drug-like effects. >>> >>> -Mike Palij >>> New York University >>> m...@nyu.edu >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> To make changes to your subscription contact: >>> >>> Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) >>> >> >> --- >> To make changes to your subscription contact: >> >> Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) >> > > Paul Brandon > 10 Crown Hill Lane > Mankato, MN 56001 > pkbra...@hickorytech.net > > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > -- Rick Stevens Psychology Department University of Louisiana at Monroe stevens.r...@gmail.com SL - Evert Snook --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
