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Category Archives: Uncategorized
TGA allows alcohol as a reward for COVID-19 vaccination
TGA rules initially prohibited alcohol, tobacco, or registered medicines from being offered as rewards to those who had received full COVID-19 vaccination. Accordingly, they had told the Prince Alfred Hotel in Port Melbourne to stop offering complimentary alcoholic beverages to vaccinated … Continue reading
Complementary medicines weight loss complaints submitted to the TGA in 2018-2019. Follow-up in February 2021.
From July 2018 to July 2019, complaints about a convenience sample of twenty-tw0 complementary medicine weight loss products, by eight sponsors, advertised on 140 different Internet sites (cases) were submitted to the TGA. FatBlaster products sponsored by Cat Media (Naturopathica) … Continue reading
Unnecessary, expensive and potentially dangerous supplements consumed by older Australians
A new study found almost 75% of older Australians take at least one type of dietary supplement or complementary medicine, most of which are not recommended by current medical opinion. The researchers said that the widespread use of complementary medicine … Continue reading
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Lighter Footprints Climate Change Forum: Hawthorn Arts Centre 30/10/18
Excellent meeting with over 400 people attending. Many suggestions for action. See also: http://www.lighterfootprints.org/ and https://www.repowervic.org.au by
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Tagged ALP, Climate Change, Greens, Liberal, Lighter Footprints
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Another ineffective TGA complaint outcome: Detox Foot Pads Scams
Image purporting to show toxins withdrawn by detox foot pads. From (6/9/18): https://www.happynaturaltherapies.com.au/shop/happy-feet-foot-patches-box-40-20-pairs/ This product is on the ARTG no: 148412, sponsor: Rebark Trading Pty Ltd – Absorbent; Intended purpose: to absorb (to draw into itself) undesired toxins from the body. … Continue reading
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Tagged Detox foot pads, Scam, TGA, Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code
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Further experience of submitting complaints to TGA portal
On 9 August 2018, the Assistant Director, Advertising Complaints and Compliance Section, TGA requested more information about a complaint I made on 6 July 2018 about Pharmacare FatBlaster products (AC-GBKDH2XG/2018). I believe this request was unreasonable as the information requested could have readily … Continue reading
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Tagged FatBlaster. Advertising Complaints, Health Minister, Health Secretary, Mr Hunt, Pharmacare, TGA
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ACCC acts on Jacov Vaisman (AMI) and Peter Foster (SensaSlim)
Former Advanced Medical Institute director declared bankrupt For background see: AMI begat MWI begat AMHC… Peter Foster declared bankrupt For background see: SensaSlim banned after medico’s exposure of bogus scientific claims by
Civil Society Public Forum on Therapeutic Goods Bill: Program, brief report and media coverage
A public forum was held at the Australian National University on 24 January, 2018 to air concerns about the impact on the regulation and advertising of complementary medicines under the Federal Government’s Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Bill, … Continue reading
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Tagged Access 2, Adjunct Prof John Skerritt, ANU, CHF, Choice, Complaint Resolution Panel, Department of Health, Department of Health Secretary Glenys Beauchamp, Deputy Secretary for Health Products Regulation, RegNet, Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code, Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2017 Measures No.1) Bill, Tony Zappia MP, Transparency
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Very profitable: Australia overdosing on dietary supplements
https://www.australiandoctor.com.au/news/very-profitable-australia-overdosing-dietary-supplements The marketing power of the complementary medicines industry has been highlighted by figures showing that half of Australian women and a third of men are taking dietary supplements. Supplements are taken predominantly by well-nourished people and often in excess … Continue reading