Question

Cranberries and grapes may have therapeutic value. A cranberry company obtained the patent for a process to extract the oil from cranberry seeds. According to the patent, this oil can be used to treat breast cancer or to reduce its incidence. The oil can be used in drinks and foods. A grape juice company claims to have evidence that certain grapes have health benefits ranging from improving cardiovascular health to improving cognitive brain function in the elderly. These claims will be tested by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before the companies are allowed to market their products for “treating” ailments or “improving” health. Until then, the companies can describe that their products “help to maintain” or “support” health. Until studies support their claims, the companies cannot ascribe direct health benefits to their products. Why would the FDA perform tests when a cranberry company and a grape company have already conducted research on the same products?

a.The FDA is the only organization that can test if health actually improves.b.Tests that are performed by any company which benefits financially are considered unreliable.c.The FDA tests give reliability to the results of improved health obtained by each company. d.Tests performed by the FDA follow established scientific methods, but those performed by companies do not.

Answer 1

The answer is C. The FDA tests give reliability to the results of improved health obtained by each company.

Answer 2

The correct answer will be option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

The food and drug administration or FDA is a US-based federal agency with the aim of promoting and protecting the human health by the supervision and control of the products used by the human from cosmetics, food to drugs.

The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and Public Health Service Act gives the authority to the FDA to check the quality of the products.

For any product before released in the market has to be tested and verified by the FDA through the scientific experiments which support the results of the test performed by the company.

Thus, option C is the correct answer.