Loading ...Missouri Doctor Faces $500 Billion in FTC Fines for Promoting Vitamin D3 During Pandemic
A St. Louis chiropractor could face more than $500 billion in civil penalties through a federal lawsuit that alleges that he profited from selling Vitamin D and zinc products in violation of the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act.
“The federal government is suing me for half a trillion dollars … for telling people to take vitamins,” said Dr. Eric Nepute.
“The only reason they’re coming after me—and they said this—is because I’m the first doctor they went after, and they want to set a precedent,” Nepute said.
“They said they wouldn’t stop until they had ‘blood on their sword.’ That’s literally from the FTC’s mouth.”
Frontline attorney Tom Renz of Ohio is Nepute’s advisory counsel — “This is simply going after him because he was outspoken about using vitamin D and zinc, and he didn’t like the jab—that’s all it is. He had a big following, and they wanted to make an example out of him,”
“in violation of the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act.”
Does the article identify the specific provision of the law he violated?
This was in the article and doesn’t provide a specific provision but does explain the prosecutions position:
“Starting no later than June 2020, [Nepute] began advertising a protocol that customers should follow to protect against, prevent, or treat COVID-19. This protocol, which has varied over time, advises consumers to take [daily] substantial quantities of emulsified Vitamin D3 and zinc,” found in the Wellness Warrior products, the complaint stated.
The complaint also claimed that “no published studies prove Vitamin D protects against, treats, or prevents COVID-19.”
According to the suit, Nepute’s “lack of factual or scientific bases for these claims [are] frequently accompanied by equally unsupported assertions regarding applicable science.
“In short, defendants are selling their products by disseminating information, exploiting fears [amid] a pandemic, and posting a significant risk to public health and safety.”
I am pretty sure their “argument” re lack of factual or scientific bases will be exloded.
Many scientific peer reviewed studies published in respected journals show Vit D and Zinc help boost immunity .
“In short, defendants are selling their products by disseminating information, exploiting fears [amid] a pandemic, and posting a significant risk to public health and safety.”
Sounds exactly like what Big Pharm’s do
When I see three million Brazilians in the street, and no North Americans, I know where justice lives!