Will FTC End Homeopathy?

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is going after the natural medicine system known as homeopathy. In November of 2016 the FTC stated that homeopathic remedies were lacking sufficient proof to claim they are effective. The remedies must state there is no scientific evidence that the product works. The FTC further stated that in order to not mislead consumers homeopathic remedies lacking sufficient proof must communicate to consumers that the product’s claims are based only on theories of homeopathy from the 1700’s, and not accepted by most modern medical experts.

The truth is, about 5 million adults and …read more