FTC, FDA send warning to firms for products that can allegedly treat or prevent Wuhan coronavirus
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Topics: FTC FDA WARNING WUHAN CORONAVIRUS
The warning letters are the first issued by the agencies alleging unapproved and/or unsupported claims that products can treat or prevent coronavirus.
The agencies sent the letters to the following companies: 1) Vital Silver, 2) Quinessence Aromatherapy Ltd., 3) N-ergetics, 4) GuruNanda, LLC, 5) Vivify Holistic Clinic, 6) Herbal Amy LLC, and 7) The Jim Bakker Show.
The recipients are companies that advertise products—including teas, essential oils, and colloidal silver—as able to treat or prevent coronavirus.
According to the FDA, however, there are no approved vaccines, drugs, or investigational products currently available to treat or prevent the virus. ■