Nestle made misleading health claims

Washington Post, December 23, 2009 on page A15:

Swiss food giant Nestle made misleading claims about the health benefits of some children's beverages, US regulators said in letter released.

FDA says Nestle made unauthorized nutrient content claims about Juicy Juice Brain Development Fruit Juice Beverage (apple), Juice Juice All-Natural 100% Juice (orange-tangerine and grape flavors)

FDA said Nestle's Boost Kid Essentials Nutritionally Complete Drink, in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry flavors, was promoted as a medical food but did not meet requirements for that type of claim. Such is misleading advertisement and is immoral and illegal to the fullest.

I am aware of Nestle's products in China and I believe such case may be the ground for Sino-American Economics to take common legal action re such unethical business dealing.

Page A12: Dollar's decline a boon for US manufacturers: Keith Adams of sheet-metal parts maker said: "It was more cost-effective to go overseas with it,but in the last six to eight months we have started to win some of the business back from China in part because of the declining value of the dollar." The exchange rate depends on the demand and supply in theory.

Thoughts during the Yuletide season: Let us forge powerful bond to keep connected over time across distance: Live with good health; Work for specific purpose and Play to balance our time frame:-

Daily Function=Sleep + Non-Sleep(Leisure, Work,Play) over Time constraint. That may be a good equation for us to make our own adjustment in hours.

We have immediate family but we may extend our greater human family to dear friends, good neighbors and friendly colleagues for mutual caring to be linked in our minds and hearts.

Take time to cherish the life we all have in the mundane world.

Let our light shine in our spirits during this holiday season.

Francis Shieh aka Xie Shihao on December 23, 2009 at 6.52 p.m.