Comments on: Yogurt marketing class action settles

By: Tom T.

Tom T. — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:13:12 +0000

Right, but the FDA had not acted to set any standards with respect to this yogurt, right? And it retains the power to do so without regard to this settlement. So it's not a choice between one or the other, but rather whether it's socially useful to allow private action in addition to the FDA. I guess that's what was confusing me.

By: Ted Frank

Ted Frank — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:23:16 +0000

The FDA regulates food labeling, and has the power to bring legal action against a misleadingly labeled food product.

By: Tom T.

Tom T. — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:00:59 +0000

The case is clearly bogus, but I don’t understand Jackson’s quote above. That case didn’t involve any choice between restrictions set by lawyers and restrictions set by “scientists employed by regulatory bodies.” There was no regulatory body at issue in that case.