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1、InsixdaysIlostsevenpoundsofweight ”InonlysixdaysIlostsevenpoundsofweight.” ”Twofullinchesinthefirstthreedays!” Thesearethekindsofstatementsusedinmagazine,newspaper,radioandtelevisionads,promisingnewshapesandnewlookstothosewhobuythemedicineorthedeviceofsuchp
2、roductssaytheycanshapethelegs,slimtheface,smoothwrinkles,orinsomeotherwaytobeautyordesirability. Oftensuchproductsarenothingmorethanmoney-makingthingsfortheirpromoter.Theresultstheyproducearequestionable,andsomearedangeroustohealth. Tounderstandhowtheseprodu
3、ctscanbelegallypromotedtothepublic,itisnecessarytounderstandsomethingofthelawscoveringtheirregulation.Iftheproductisadrug,FDA(FoodDrugAdministration)canrequireproofundertheFood,Drug,andCosmeticActthatitissafeandeffectivebeforeitisputonthemarket.Butiftheproduct
4、isadevice,FDAhasnoauthoritytorequirepremarketingproofofsafetyoreffectiveness.Ifaproductalreadyonthemarketisadangertohealth,FDAcanrequesttheproducerordistributortoremoveitfromthemarketvoluntarily,oritcantakelegalaction,includingseizureoftheproduct. Onenotablec
5、aseafewyearsagoinvolvedanelectricaldevicecalledtheRelaxacisor,hadbeensoldforreducingthewaistline.TheRelaxacisorproducedelectricalshockstothebodythroughcontactpads.FDAtooklegalactionagainstthedistributortostopthesaleofthedeviceonthegroundsthatitwasdangeroustohe
6、althandlife. Obviously,mostofthedevicesonthemarkethaveneverbeenthesubjectofcourtproceedings,andnewdevicesappearcontinually.Beforebuying,itisuptotheconsumertojudgethesafetyoreffectivenessofsuchitems. 61.Itcanbeinferredthatadsmentionedinthetextare______. A.ob
7、jectiveB.costlyC.unreliableD.illegal 62.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext? A.Thecourtisinchargeofremovingdangerousproduct. B.Newproductsaremorelikelytobequestionable. C.TheproductionofadevicemustbeapprovedbyFDA. D.Thepromotersusuallyjustcareabou
8、tprofits. 63.FDAcanaskfortheproofofsafetyandeffectivenessofaproduct_______. A.ifitisadrug B.ifitisadevice C.ifitsconsumersmakecomplaints D.ifitsdistributorschallengeFDA’sautho
