Comments on: Neal’s Yard Remedies ‘rapped by medicines regulator’ http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/05/neals-yard-remedies-rapped-by-medicines.html Experiments and Thoughts on Quackery, Health Beliefs and Pseudoscience Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:47:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: pseudomonas http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/05/neals-yard-remedies-rapped-by-medicines.html#comment-6224 pseudomonas Tue, 06 May 2008 18:13:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2008/05/neals-yard-remedies-rapped-by-medicines-regulator.html#comment-6224 I got an email today from some Australian regulators that have <a HREF="https://herbsarespecial.com.au/herbs.html" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">done something</a> about a complaint I made on a website making particularly egregious claims (see their aloe vera page for some scary stuff) I got an email today from some Australian regulators that have done something about a complaint I made on a website making particularly egregious claims (see their aloe vera page for some scary stuff)

]]> By: Dr* T http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/05/neals-yard-remedies-rapped-by-medicines.html#comment-6223 Dr* T Tue, 06 May 2008 16:20:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2008/05/neals-yard-remedies-rapped-by-medicines-regulator.html#comment-6223 I agree - it is a shame that more isn't done to stop this sort of thing happening. Companies will often happily break the law if they know that the sanction is non-existent. You only need to look at the ASA history to see that repeat offenders will accept the slap on the wrist, knowing that the advertising is already out there. I agree – it is a shame that more isn’t done to stop this sort of thing happening. Companies will often happily break the law if they know that the sanction is non-existent. You only need to look at the ASA history to see that repeat offenders will accept the slap on the wrist, knowing that the advertising is already out there.

]]> By: Le Canard Noir http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/05/neals-yard-remedies-rapped-by-medicines.html#comment-6222 Le Canard Noir Tue, 06 May 2008 14:47:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2008/05/neals-yard-remedies-rapped-by-medicines-regulator.html#comment-6222 Yes, Neal's Yard were breaking the law and could have been criminally prosecuted. But, I guess that by immediately withdrawing the product, the MHRA probably agreed to a gentle ticking off.<br/><br/>I cannot see this is good enough. As Ben Goldacre said on his mini blog, "If you really need to be told this as a company then you're almost certainly perpetrating all kinds of other stupid."<br/><br/>And that is what this post is about. Yes, Neal’s Yard were breaking the law and could have been criminally prosecuted. But, I guess that by immediately withdrawing the product, the MHRA probably agreed to a gentle ticking off.

I cannot see this is good enough. As Ben Goldacre said on his mini blog, “If you really need to be told this as a company then you’re almost certainly perpetrating all kinds of other stupid.”

And that is what this post is about.

]]> By: censored http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/05/neals-yard-remedies-rapped-by-medicines.html#comment-6221 censored Tue, 06 May 2008 14:42:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2008/05/neals-yard-remedies-rapped-by-medicines-regulator.html#comment-6221 Is there a penalty for flagrantly breaking the law like this? And if not, why not? What good is the code unless there's some sanction in breaking it? Is there a penalty for flagrantly breaking the law like this? And if not, why not? What good is the code unless there’s some sanction in breaking it?

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