(NaturalNews) Both the FTC and FDA are turning up the heat on nutrition-oriented companies and websites, resorting to arrests at gunpoint to enforce "nutritional illiteracy" across America by imprisoning those who accurately describe the health benefits of nutritional products they sell.
It was only days ago that the FTC attacked a church over its dietary supplements. NaturalNews covered the legal battle in a feature article (
http://www.naturalnews.com/025303.html) and an exclusive audio interview with
health freedom attorney Jim Turner (
http://www.naturalnews.com/Index-Podcasts.html).
The latest victim of this state-sponsored oppression and censorship agenda is Stephen Heuer of Cocoon Nutrition (
www.CocoonNutrition.org) who advertised natural health
products as treatments for depression and other health conditions. It remains the position of
the FDA that there is no such thing as an
herb, vitamin or superfood that has any ability to prevent, treat or
cure any disease or health condition whatsoever. (In other words, the
FDA ridiculously believes foods and
herbs are chemically inert.)
Anyone who accurately describes the biochemical effects of their herbal or
nutritional products is immediately branded a criminal by the FDA and subject to arrest at gunpoint. Read the history of FDA raids on vitamin companies here:
http://www.naturalnews.com/021791.htmlNaturalNews contacted Cocoon Nutrition offices and was told that Stephen Heuer had been arrested and detained by U.S. Federal Marshalls. No further comment was available, but we hope to be able to speak with Heuer's attorneys soon to determine the nature of the charges being brought against Heuer.
The truth about health is outlawed in the "land of the free"
Effectively,
it is illegal in America to tell the truth about nutritional products that you sell. The statements made by Heuer on the Cocoon Nutrition website are technically factual and accurate.
But they are not LEGAL to make in America because Free Speech is routinely oppressed by the FDA and
FTC. Telling the truth in America is enough to get you locked up in federal prison; especially if you dare to inform people about
natural cures that might take revenues away from the drug
companies.
Both the FDA and FTC are now acting as the racket enforcement thugs of
Big Pharma. And like any other mob, they use armed personnel to protect their revenue territories. Who will they
raid next? Take your pick: It will be a small, family-run health
supplement company that lacks the financial resources to fight back. Notice how the FDA won't dare attack the Life Extension Foundation anymore? That's because LEF has the financial resources to stand up for itself. Small, family-run nutritional businesses do not, so they're routinely targeted by FDA thugs for
business termination.
A letter sent to customers by Cocoon Nutrition asks for donations to support Heuer's legal defense fund. Here is the full text of that letter:
I regret to inform our customers and close friends that Stephen is being held by the FDA and their goal is to permanently discontinue Chrysalis. He has not committed a single crime and is only guilty of helping thousands of people across the country live healthier happier lives. The government unfortunately will do whatever it takes to protect the pharmaceutical companies and its investors from a product that genuinely threatens their profit margins.
Stephen will be waging war against Federal Agencies because his rights are at stake as well as your freedom to purchase these supplements. He is going to need all the help and encouragement he can get. If any of you are willing and capable to support or donate towards his legal battle, please do so by mail or by calling us at 888-988-3325. Our mailing address is 160 Dewey Road, Greer, SC 29651. Checks or money orders need to be made out to Stephen Heuer. Thank you so much for helping Stephen in his time of need. He hopes to return home soon so he can continue helping each and every one of you to better health.What will happen next?
I personally have never met Stephen Heuer, and I'm not yet aware of what charges are being brought against him by the FDA, but this raid and arrest are consistent with the secret police-style oppression tactics the FDA has relied on for nearly two decades to eliminate competitors of Big Pharma.
We are witnessing a
nutritional knowledge cleansing of America. This has nothing to do with protecting the public, or good science, or product
safety. It is 100% based on
eliminating the competition for Big Pharma while keeping the public in the dark about
natural cures.
Through their actions, FDA officials have revealed themselves to be little more than common thugs hiding behind a federal badge. Even the FDA's own
scientists accuse the agency's top decision makers of being
outright criminals who place the safety of Americans' lives at risk (
http://www.naturalnews.com/News_000655_FDA_scientists_Obama_corruption.html).
U.S. Federal Marshalls, of course, are so clueless about law and justice that
they're arresting all the wrong people! They should turn around and arrest the FDA criminals who are running this
illegal monopoly enforcement racket instead of harassing the small
family business owners who are trying to offer healing herbs to informed consumers.
About the author: Mike Adams is a natural health researcher, author and award-winning journalist with a strong interest in personal health, the environment and the power of nature to help us all heal He is a prolific writer and has published thousands of articles, interviews, reports and consumer guides, reaching millions of readers with information that is saving lives and improving personal health around the world. Adams is a trusted, independent journalist who receives no money or promotional fees whatsoever to write about other companies' products. In 2010, Adams created NaturalNews.TV, a natural living video sharing site featuring thousands of user videos on foods, fitness, green living and more. He's also a noted technology pioneer and founded a software company in 1993 that developed the HTML email newsletter software currently powering the NaturalNews subscriptions. Adams is currently the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit, and regularly pursues cycling, nature photography, Capoeira and Pilates. He's also author of numerous health books published by Truth Publishing and is the creator of several consumer-oriented grassroots campaigns, including the Spam. Don't Buy It! campaign, and the free downloadable Honest Food Guide. He also created the free reference sites HerbReference.com and HealingFoodReference.com. Adams believes in free speech, free access to nutritional supplements and the ending of corporate control over medicines, genes and seeds.
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