RE: Possible Legal Action on Soy

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In a message dated 3/29/04 8:22:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,

bberg@... writes:

> Sorry. I guess I missed that. On what grounds? Selling a product not only

> permitted, but also *endorsed* by the FDA? Sounds like a pretty tough sell

> to me. Why not sue the FDA, for endorsing it?

Or WIC, for financing soy formula for / giving it to mother's of infants, and

encouraging the use of formula by giving out free samples from the time of

hospitalization.

Chris

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Quoting Cogswell <radiantlife@...>:

> Some of you may have seen this but I wanted to make sure you all knew

> what's going on with WAPF and soy. This is a call for people who may

> have been adversely affected by soy consumption to contact the

> Foundation to potentially participate in a class action suit.

Against whom?

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Berg

bberg@...

[Guest guest]

....to pursue damages or other appropriate remedies against the

manufacturers and sellers of soy products.... (excerpt)

Re: Possible Legal Action on Soy

Quoting Cogswell <radiantlife@...>:

> Some of you may have seen this but I wanted to make sure you all knew

> what's going on with WAPF and soy. This is a call for people who may

> have been adversely affected by soy consumption to contact the

> Foundation to potentially participate in a class action suit.

Against whom?

--

Berg

bberg@...

[Guest guest]

Quoting " Christapher C. Cogswell " <radiantlife@...>:

> ...to pursue damages or other appropriate remedies against the

> manufacturers and sellers of soy products.... (excerpt)

Sorry. I guess I missed that. On what grounds? Selling a product not only

permitted, but also *endorsed* by the FDA? Sounds like a pretty tough sell

to me. Why not sue the FDA, for endorsing it?

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Berg [mailto:bberg@...]

> Quoting Cogswell <radiantlife@...>:

> > Some of you may have seen this but I wanted to make sure you all knew

> > what's going on with WAPF and soy. This is a call for people who may

> > have been adversely affected by soy consumption to contact the

> > Foundation to potentially participate in a class action suit.

>

> Against whom?

--

Berg

bberg@...

[Guest guest]

You guys are on a roll! There's enough legal action for many suits I'm

sure. The first one always has to be well-chosen and focused at the

low-hanging fruit I would guess.

But taking the FDA example, I believe there are legitimate questions

about whether soy ever received GRAS status from the FDA as a food!

That would be an interesting subject to kick around in a court room with

all the implications that would stem from that revelation....

C

Re: Possible Legal Action on Soy

In a message dated 3/29/04 8:22:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,

bberg@... writes:

> Sorry. I guess I missed that. On what grounds? Selling a product not

only

> permitted, but also *endorsed* by the FDA? Sounds like a pretty tough

sell

> to me. Why not sue the FDA, for endorsing it?

Or WIC, for financing soy formula for / giving it to mother's of

infants, and

encouraging the use of formula by giving out free samples from the time

of

hospitalization.

Chris

[Guest guest]

----- Original Message -----

From: " Christapher C. Cogswell " <radiantlife@...>

> But taking the FDA example, I believe there are legitimate questions

> about whether soy ever received GRAS status from the FDA as a food!

> That would be an interesting subject to kick around in a court room

with

> all the implications that would stem from that revelation....

I don't know why soy would need GRAS status; I would assume that, like

most foods in use in 1958, traditional soy products would have been

grandfathered. Perhaps you mean soy protein isolate or other soy-derived

dietary supplements?

[Guest guest]

Don't recall exactly but I know Sally has suggested that there are

definite questions to be raised in this area, which have so far escaped

scrutiny. I think her Ploy of Soy discusses this subject but I haven't

read it in a while.... C

Re: Possible Legal Action on Soy

----- Original Message -----

From: " Christapher C. Cogswell " <radiantlife@...>

> But taking the FDA example, I believe there are legitimate questions

> about whether soy ever received GRAS status from the FDA as a food!

> That would be an interesting subject to kick around in a court room

with

> all the implications that would stem from that revelation....

I don't know why soy would need GRAS status; I would assume that, like

most foods in use in 1958, traditional soy products would have been

grandfathered. Perhaps you mean soy protein isolate or other soy-derived

dietary supplements?