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I guess the problem to me is that the labeling on the homeopathic products I’ve seen that indicate that they aren’t FDA approved either isn’t there or is in tiny print hidden in an obscure spot. In my opinion as a consumer I feel that for something that has potential to be harmful there should be a warning akin to the surgeon general’s warning visible on the medicine container. Note that I still would find it deceptive from a consumer protection standpoint if there was almond milk labeled only as “milk” directly next to the animal milk with no indication it was almonds. Similar reading on the current battle with plant-based milks: https://www.networkforphl.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Iss...

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Eh I mean it’s a white liquid that goes with coffee and cereal. Who cares where it really came from unless you’re allergic or something? None of the three claims in the pdf say that Almond milk was being labeled “milk”, but the dairy milk corporations are trying to push that narrative that you’re being tricked. Labeling it as “soymilk,” “almond milk,” and “coconut milk” and federal courts found those three terms to be a fine use of the word milk because they included the nut name in the description. Big milk wants to force all imitation milk to be labeled with the word imitation, but when it’s already labeled with the nut name where it comes from, forcing them to add the word “imitation” on top of that seems excessive.

> I guess the problem to me is that the labeling on the homeopathic products I’ve seen that indicate that they aren’t FDA approved either isn’t there or is in tiny print hidden in an obscure spot.

I understand that the labeling on all kinds of products is often bad and they go out of their way to get away with as much as they can, but I think this point underscores that this is a backwards approach. In real life, you don't prove a negative.

It shouldn't be up to homeopathic treatments to prove that they're NOT FDA Approved, it should be up to FDA Approved Medications to prove that THEY ARE FDA Approved.

You should assume that nothing is FDA Approved unless verified.

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