pomegranate wars!
Another miracle food doesn't live up to its labeling, says the Federal Trade Commission.
This time it's charging the makers of POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate juice and POMx supplements with making "false and unsubstantiated claims that their products will prevent or treat heart disease, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction."
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POM says the FTC is "wasting taxpayer resources to persecute the pomegranate." It says it has conducted research "unprecedented among food and beverage companies" and that the commission is "acting beyond its jurisdiction, exceeding its authority, and creating a new regulatory scheme that attempts to treat our juice as a drug, which it is not."
Pom's response made me laugh. Who do you think is right? I love Pom juice - I have it in the fridge right now. I pour a tiny bit into my fizzy water, which I am addicted to. I don't drink it for the health benefits, though, just as flavoring.
This time it's charging the makers of POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate juice and POMx supplements with making "false and unsubstantiated claims that their products will prevent or treat heart disease, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction."
......
POM says the FTC is "wasting taxpayer resources to persecute the pomegranate." It says it has conducted research "unprecedented among food and beverage companies" and that the commission is "acting beyond its jurisdiction, exceeding its authority, and creating a new regulatory scheme that attempts to treat our juice as a drug, which it is not."
Pom's response made me laugh. Who do you think is right? I love Pom juice - I have it in the fridge right now. I pour a tiny bit into my fizzy water, which I am addicted to. I don't drink it for the health benefits, though, just as flavoring.