Your fact-checks will appear here
Consumer advocacy group
The FDA (as reflected in the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard) defines "bioengineered" foods as those that contain detectable genetic material that has been modified through certain lab...
The USDA’s National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard treats ingredients that no longer contain detectable modified genetic material as not “bioengineered,” which has left many common, highly ref...
Common fruit seeds and pits contain cyanogenic glycosides (mainly amygdalin) that can release hydrogen cyanide if crushed and eaten; concentrations vary widely — apricot and bitter almond kernels are ...
Dr. Mehmet Oz’s medical credibility has been repeatedly questioned by peers, academic reviewers, and fact-checkers: a 2014 analysis found less than one‑third of claims on The Dr. Oz Show were supporte...
’s venture was promoted with tied to his public persona, but court filings and contemporaneous reporting show he and his team later disavowed technical expertise, demanded strong disclaimers, and sett...
Yellow oleander (Cascabela/Thevetia spp.) is a toxic plant that has been identified as a contaminant in dietary supplements marketed as tejocote root and similar products; ingestion can produce neurol...
Since 2023 regulators and plaintiffs have continued to press memory‑enhancing supplement makers through warning letters, court orders, and class actions: notable actions include FDA warning letters to...
Regulators and courts in the United States have taken a mix of enforcement and litigation actions against companies that market memory supplements with unproven claims: the FDA has issued warning and ...
There is substantial reporting and surveillance activity around COVID-19 vaccine safety, but the provided sources do not document clear, peer‑reviewed examples where routine bloodwork was clinically a...
Allegations of controversies around Dr. Mehmet Oz’s ethics, product promotions and industry ties are widely reported and have followed him into politics and his federal role; critics point to promotio...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now HHS Secretary, has publicly promoted sweeping changes to U.S. nutrition policy and told medical schools to expand nutrition education, but available reporting does not show ...
Available reporting indicates Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as HHS secretary, has repositioned federal nutrition policy and said he will review the 2025 Dietary Guidelines advisory report “line-by-line” and ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly invoked external nutrition experts while promoting diets and changes to U.S. dietary guidance, most prominently praising British cardiologist Aseem Malhotra (repor...
There is ; none of the supplied analyses or studies mention Sugarwise, FDA warnings, or recalls tied to that brand. The material instead addresses broader FDA regulatory themes—labeling, sweetener dec...