FDA warns televangelist Jim Bakker and six others to stop selling fraudulent coronavirus products
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The Food and Drug Administration said Monday it has sent warning letters to televangelist Jim Bakker and six companies for selling unapproved coronavirus drugs and treatment products.
“The FDA considers the sale and promotion of fraudulent COVID-19 products to be a threat to the public health. We have an aggressive surveillance program that routinely monitors online sources for health fraud products, especially during a significant public health issue such as this one,” FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn said in announcing the enforcement actions.
The products include teas, essential oils, tinctures and colloidal silver, which have been cited as not safe or effective for treating any disease, the agency said in a statement with the Federal Trade Commission.
The FDA said it was particularly worried that the products may cause people to delay or stop appropriate treatment, “leading to serious and life-threatening harm.”
There are currently no vaccines or approved drugs to treat or prevent the coronavirus, which has infected at least 566 people in the United States, killing at least 22, according to Johns Hopkins University.
New York Attorney General Letitia James previously issued a cease-and-desist order to Jim Bakker of “The Jim Bakker Show.” Bakker did not immediately reply to a CNBC request for comment.
Bakker was convicted in 1989 on multiple counts of fraud for stealing millions in a fundraising efforts for “The PTL Club.” He was released after serving five years in prison and returned to TV in 2003 with “The Jim Bakker Show.”
The companies have two days to respond to the warning letter with specific steps they have taken to correct the violations, according to the statement.
The FDA said it has established a cross-agency task force dedicated to closely monitoring marketplaces for fraudulent products related to COVID-19. According to the FDA, the task force and other major retailers and online marketplaces have already removed more than three dozen listings of fraudulent treatment products.
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One can only suppose that this is just the tip of the iceberg.
What's sad is people believing any of it, especially Jim Bakker, didn't he learn his lesson, I hope the ghost of Tammy bitch slaps him!
Didn't she die from mascara overdoses?
... decades of inhaling the aerosol propellant in black spray paint.
No, cancer.
Ahhh, I was sorry to read about that. I knew Tammy Faye's appearance changed many times while she fought colon cancer in 1996. Apparently the cancer returned to her lungs in 2004 and she passed in 2007.
I thought the woman in the picture was Tammy from better days, but it is a new wife, Lori, in 2011.
She sure looks a lot like Tammy Faye, doesn't she?
Once a con man always a con man.
he must miss the concrete condo lifestyle, and some very close friends he had there...
I've always been partial to bars separating me from my neighbors
What floors me is he calls himself a 'Christian' person all the while defrauding his audience to make a buck.
Jim Bakker sells doomsday prepper food by the vat.
a 5 gallon bucket of doomsday macaroni and powdered cheese for $175,... plus shipping. sweet gig. now all you need is 150 gallons of uncontaminated water to cook it. seems as though I remember seeing it came in a sealed plastic bucket stating a shelf life of 3 months once opened, and a no return policy, probably to discourage peeking by gullible purchasers.
"A project of People for the American Way" ......... bwah ha ha ha, it certainly is.........
You can stock up on about a dozen cases of the blue box from Sam's for a lot less. And I think it has a longer shelf life
This disgusts me beyond words.
The FDA should prosecute all of them for false advertising and fraud.
Giving them a chance to clean up there act is not even a slap on the wrist.
I am talking serious jail time, not a slap on the wrist.
It's standard practice to send a warning letter and outline exactly what the violation is. Otherwise, the company/person can claim they didn't know. It's a process.
These predators are the ones who should get the virus.
Once a slimebag always a slimebag.
Is it me or does the woman in the picture look like Tammy Fay with blonde hair?
You're not wrong. He clearly has a type.
I will have to fix the article somehow.
The woman in the picture is identified as his wife Lori, in 2011.
At least this one doesn't apply her make up with a trowel.
In case anyone is interested- here is a list of the other companies.