>>14615551pb

Anyone remember when they went after cherry farmers?

Assholes.

The Cherry Growers Association did some double-blind, placebo-controlled studies that showed that tart cherries had pain-killing qualities, and furthermore, “Tart cherries may reduce the risk of colon cancer because of the anthocyanins and cyanidin contained in the cherry.” So then, with a lack of innovative ways to sell cherries, they published the studies in peer-reviewed journals and began to use this new and groundbreaking, and potentially lifesaving information to market them. Personally, I fail to see how this could be anything but beneficial to the consumer.

The FDA and its draconian mandates did not like this at all. They banned this information from appearing on the company’s websites and sent out 29 warning letters to companies that market cherries. It even threatened to raid orchards of growers who marketed using this information. The best part is that the FDA didn’t deny the results of the study the cherry growers were promoting ” instead they insisted that the cherry growers would have to actually submit a “new drug” application.

https://www.postindependent.com/opinion/columns/fed-up-with-the-fda/

http://truemedmd.com/the-fda-raids-the-cherry-orchards/