Promotion "In only six days I
lost seven pounds of weight." "Two full inches in the first
three days!" These are the kinds Or statements used in
magazine, newspaper, radio and television ads, 1
(promise) new shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine
or the device. The promoters of such products say they can shape the legs, slim
the face, 2 (smoothly)wrinkles, or in
some other way to beauty or desirability. Often such products
are nothing more than money-making things for their promoters. Things they
produce are 3 (question), and some are
dangerous to health. To understand how these products can be
legally promoted to the public, it is necessary Understand something of the
laws covering their 4 (regulate). If
the product is a drug, FDA(Food Drug Administration) can require proof (证明)
under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act the safe and 5
(effect)before it is put on the market. But if the product is a
device, FDA has no aut to require premarketing proof of
6 (safe)or effectiveness. If a product already on the
marker danger to health, FDA can request the producer or
7 (distribute)to remove it from the a voluntarily, or it
can take legal action, including seizure(查封) of the product.
One 8 (note) case a few years ago
involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor, had been sold for reducing
the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced 9 (electricity) shocks to the through contact pads. FDA took legal action
against the distributor to stop the sale of the dev the grounds that it was
dangerous to health and life. Obviously, most of the devices on
the market have never been the subject of court proceedings (法律诉讼), and new
devices appear 10 (continual), Before
buying, it is up to the consumer to the safety or effectiveness of such
items.