I posted this to my future stepsister's FB page. I was nice about it (hey, want to make sure you are prepared for this; they are saying corrective action is required in 15 days; marketing as actual treatment, cures, prevention of actual diseases is in violation of the Act...in particular they are looking at claims around (insert copy and paste of list of oils).)
Hopefully it will help squelch some of the disinformation she has spread.
Post by meshaliuknits on Sept 25, 2014 15:07:06 GMT -5
Lemme tell you, if the FDA rolled up in here and found a issue with compliance and we said 'oh, it's just a training issue for a few folks' all dismissive like, we would have our site torn apart.
Lemme tell you, if the FDA rolled up in here and found a issue with compliance and we said 'oh, it's just a training issue for a few folks' all dismissive like, we would have our site torn apart.
One can hope, right? I mean, let these companies trot that line out and see the WRATH OF THE ALMIGHTY rain upon them.
Lemme tell you, if the FDA rolled up in here and found a issue with compliance and we said 'oh, it's just a training issue for a few folks' all dismissive like, we would have our site torn apart.
I'm guessing the companies haven't really had this type of oversight on them before.
i bet there is a Venn diagram circle labeled "spent time in tribal or indigenous communities of Africa or the Carribean islands, particularly in areas of high evangelical Christian mission work."
Edited to close quote
there probably is, but I don't think essential oil use is popular in most of Africa or the Caribbean so I don't think that's where the overlap would be.
The guys selling it on the metro here are to my best knowledge not immigrants and not missionary types.
And I'm pretty sure they are selling them because they smell good (they also sell incense often), but to be honest I tend to pretend my music is really loud when they try to talk to me because I hate sales pitches
I actually don't know about Africa, but my google expertise (tic) tells me essential oils are actually pretty popular in Haiti and Honduras, which is coincidentally where a lot of evangelical mission work/adoptions are happening.
Most of my future step-sister's crunchy granola suburban friends are evangelical christians who have visited these nations, Haiti in particular (some lived there for years before/after the earthquake) and they have adopted children from there and raise them in community so they have some shared heritage outside their adopted families.
Post by pixy0stix on Sept 25, 2014 17:16:51 GMT -5
Don't ask how I got this, but it was sent out to the company salespeople:
Compliance
Yesterday we received an advisory letter from the FDA. It addressed the way a select few Wellness Advocates have been marketing essential oils online. Because dōTERRA products are natural products and are not registered with the FDA as drugs, we are restricted on the health claims that can be made for marketing purposes. We recognize essential oils have profound health benefits, but it is important we not make claims that would position our products as drugs. For example, recommending an essential oil to cure a particular disease would be considered a drug claim. dōTERRA does not claim our products cure or treat the Ebola virus or any other disease.
dōTERRA works closely with you, our Wellness Advocates, to ensure marketing materials are compliant. Please understand the FDA is not suggesting dōTERRA is making claims in our marketing materials or labeling. Rather, they are encouraging us to make Wellness Advocates aware they should not make drug claims when marketing dōTERRA products.
In our normal course of compliance auditing practices, we had already identified and resolved some of the online marketing materials referenced in the FDA letter. Since receiving the letter, we have contacted all the Wellness Advocates who own the sites in question. They have all corrected or are working to correct their marketing materials to ensure they are compliant with FDA regulations. We encourage all Wellness Advocates to take advantage of the marketing materials we have created for their use on the dōTERRA tools website (www.doterratools.com). We also have a compliance team to help guide Wellness Advocates with marketing language. If you would like their assistance, please feel free to contact them via e-mail at compliance@doterra.com.
We anticipate the FDA will recognize the dōTERRA commitment to be compliant with all government regulatory requirements. Their recent notice is a good reminder for all of us to be responsible stewards of the gifts of the Earth as we share and market their benefits throughout the world.
Thank you for all you do to empower families and individuals. We are excited about continuing to partner with you to offer the world’s most pure and beneficial essential oils. We are changing the world together one drop at a time!
Don't ask how I got this, but it was sent out to the company salespeople:
Compliance
Yesterday we received an advisory letter from the FDA. It addressed the way a select few Wellness Advocates have been marketing essential oils online. Because dōTERRA products are natural products and are not registered with the FDA as drugs, we are restricted on the health claims that can be made for marketing purposes. We recognize essential oils have profound health benefits, but it is important we not make claims that would position our products as drugs. For example, recommending an essential oil to cure a particular disease would be considered a drug claim. dōTERRA does not claim our products cure or treat the Ebola virus or any other disease.
dōTERRA works closely with you, our Wellness Advocates, to ensure marketing materials are compliant. Please understand the FDA is not suggesting dōTERRA is making claims in our marketing materials or labeling. Rather, they are encouraging us to make Wellness Advocates aware they should not make drug claims when marketing dōTERRA products.
In our normal course of compliance auditing practices, we had already identified and resolved some of the online marketing materials referenced in the FDA letter. Since receiving the letter, we have contacted all the Wellness Advocates who own the sites in question. They have all corrected or are working to correct their marketing materials to ensure they are compliant with FDA regulations. We encourage all Wellness Advocates to take advantage of the marketing materials we have created for their use on the dōTERRA tools website (www.doterratools.com). We also have a compliance team to help guide Wellness Advocates with marketing language. If you would like their assistance, please feel free to contact them via e-mail at compliance@doterra.com.
We anticipate the FDA will recognize the dōTERRA commitment to be compliant with all government regulatory requirements. Their recent notice is a good reminder for all of us to be responsible stewards of the gifts of the Earth as we share and market their benefits throughout the world.
Thank you for all you do to empower families and individuals. We are excited about continuing to partner with you to offer the world’s most pure and beneficial essential oils. We are changing the world together one drop at a time!
I hope their response letter to the FDA is better.