Quotes about Online Retailers from the world's top natural health / natural living authors
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 "Even more damning, EWG identified forty-one online retailers of cosmetics that failed to post ingredient lists at all, rendering online purchasers unable to make informed buying choices. When the EWG urged the FDA to pressure these cosmetics companies to post ingredient information on their websites, the FDA replied that "there is no requirement that a manufacturer put an ingredient list on a website." So much for the public's right to know!"- Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) |
 "Many online retailers carry homeopathic remedies, too, and often at discounted rates, so do a Google search to make sure you're getting the best price.
Now, obviously, I'm not playing doctor here. Yes, all of these homeopathic formulas are over the counter and low dosage by definition, but you should always consult with your physician or homoeopath before taking any new substance. Some remedies may interact with over-the-counter or prescription medicine, so make sure to tell your doctor about any substances you're taking. And the following suggestions are pretty generic homeopathy."- Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) |
 "Campaign of terror against health websites
In the year 2000, the FDA began terrorizing health websites and online retailers via email. Using taxpayer funds, the FDA would seek out sites selling nutritional supplements then send them threatening warning letters that accused them of violating federal labeling laws.
In such letters, the FDA would quote text from each targeted website, then claim such text was a health claim that caused their supplements to be magically and instantly classified as drugs. If you sell garlic and tell people it causes bad breath, that's just an herb."- Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.) |
 "Shopping Also important to the popularization of the Internet was the development of online retailers, commonly called e-tailers. One of the first of these e-tailers?and ultimately the most successful—was Amazon.com, founded in 1995 by Jeff Bezos (b. 1964). Although Amazon.com was founded as an online book retailer (with the slogan "the world's largest bookstore"), the company later expanded its merchandise mix to offer music, movies, clothing, and electronics.
Another powerful force in e-tailing is eBay. Founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar (b."- The New York Times, The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind (Get the book.) |
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