Agencies Find Another Questionable COVID-19 Claim

Government agencies have flagged another essential oil seller for claims related to the coronavirus.
 
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reviewed organic-beauty-recipes.com on May 22, 2020, and June 3, 2020, respectively, and observed claims representing or implying that products it was promoting as a Amazon affliate can mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose, or cure COVID-19 in people.  Based on the review, these claims cause the Amazon associate product purchased through a link on your website to be an unapproved new drug. Furthermore, this product is a misbranded drug under section 502 of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 352, stated the letter. The agencies cited a claim about Noble laurel as a “strong immunostimulant, i.e., it helps boost immunity.” FDA and FTA cound that the company noted “It has potent antiviral properties and is a powerful antibiotic, particularly for RNA viruses, like the coronavirus responsible for acute respiratory syndromes. Plus it’s an effective analgesic (pain killer) as well.”