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POM Wonderful may not be so wonderful, but that might not be so surprising, given the history of
Stewart and
Lynda Resnick. The couple are involved with much more than pomegranate juice: they own
Fiji Water, pesticide manufacturer
Suterra, Paramount Agribusiness (source of
citris,
well-known pistachios and
other nuts), and
former owners of the Franklin Mint. This round with the Resnicks started in
February 2010, with a warning from the FDA, which lead to
a confusing bit of restraining order requested, then soon after requested to be withdrawn (with
fears of pushing the First Amendment too far). That phase is past, but POM Wonderful is now stating they believe "
very strongly in its first amendment rights to communicate the promising results,"
results which look similar to placebos taken by control subjects.
The FTC is not impressed.
posted by filthy light thief
on Sep 28, 2010 -
29 comments
Pomegranate is the Answer. James Brett perhaps has an answer to Afghanistan's Opium issue:
On the drive back to Peshawar I saw the same farmer in his fields harvesting his crop. I asked my driver to stop the car. On the card I had previously bought I wrote the words ‘Pomegranate is the Answer’ and ran into the field to go and talk to the farmer. My translator called after me “Don’t go in there you could get shot” but it all happened in a second and I called back to him “come on I need you to translate” . Upon reaching a surprised farmer I asked him many questions and talked to him about the affects of Heroin and also the possibilities of Pomegranates. He explained to me about his family , children, how he lived and why he grew opium. I explained how it was possible for him to change his situation working together with other farmers and how this would help the people of Afghanistan and the rest of the world. He appears to be
having some success. (previously
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via Crooks and Liars
posted by caddis
on Nov 10, 2008 -
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