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"In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight."
"Two full inches in the first three days!"
These are the kinds of statements used in magazine, newspaper, radio and television ads, promising new
shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. The promoters of products say they can
shape the legs, slim the face, smooth wrinkles, or in some other way to beauty or desirability.
Often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoter. Where they produce
are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.
To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public, it is necessary to understand
something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug, FDA (Food Drug Administration)
can require proof (证明) under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that safe and effective before it is put on
the market. But if the product is a device, FDA has no author to require premarketing proof of safety or
effectiveness. If a product already on the marker danger to health, FDA can request the producer or distributor
to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action, including seizure (查封) of the product.
One notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor, had been sold for
reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the customers through contact pads.
FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the products to the grounds that it was
dangerous to health and life.
Obviously, most of the devices on the maker have never been the subject of court proceedings (法律诉讼),
and new devices appear continually. Before buying, it is up to the consumer to the safety or effectiveness of
such items.
1. It can be inferred that ads mentioned in the text are _____.
A. objective
B. costly
C. unreliable
D. illegal
2. Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. The court is in charge of removing dangerous product.
B. New products are more likely to be questionable.
C. The production of a device must be approved by FDA.
D. The promoters usually just care about profits.
3. FDA can ask for the proof of safety and effectiveness of a product _____.
A. if it is a drug
B. if it is a device
C. if its consumers make complaints
D. if its distributors challenge FDA's authority
4. The Relaxacisor is mentioned as _____.
A. a product which was designed to produce electricity
B. a product whose distributor was involved in a legal case
C. a successful advertisement of a beauty product
D. an example of a quality beauty product
5. The author intends to _____.
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A. make consumers aware of the promoters' false promises
B. show the weakness of the law on product safety
C. give advice on how to keep young and beautiful
D. introduce the organization of FDA
