The Food and Drug Administration warned Infowars founder Alex Jones that he could face legal ramifications if he doesn’t stop promoting coronavirus-related scams.
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, a division of the FDA, sent a letter to Jones on Thursday demanding he stop selling goods on his website that are inappropriately advertised as preventative measures meant to ward off the virus. They specifically referred to “Superblue Silver Immune Gargle,” “SuperSilver Whitening Toothpaste,” “SuperSilver Wound Dressing Gel,” and “Superblue Fluoride Free Toothpaste” as items that were in violation.
“Based on our review, these products are unapproved new drugs sold in violation of section 505(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), 21 U.S.C. § 355(a). Furthermore, these products are misbranded drugs under section 502 of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. § 352,” the letter reads.
Jones, a known conspiracy theorist, was warned that he “must immediately cease making all such claims,” and that “violations of the FTC Act may result in legal action seeking a Federal District Court injunction and an order may require that you pay back money to consumers.”
In a video last month, mentioned as an example in the FDA’s letter, Jones told viewers that his ”Nano Silver” supplements have been a proven and reliable preventative measure to stop someone from contracting the virus.
“The Pentagon has come out and documented, and homeland security have said this stuff kills the whole SARS corona family at point blank range,” he said in a March 10 video titled, “Experts Say Trump Must Seal The Border Like Israel & Italy Or Face Massive Coronavirus Surge.”
Despite the claim, Jones’s website explicitly declares that its products will not help prevent or treat the virus.
“The products on this site are not intended for use in the cure, treatment, prevention or mitigation of any disease, including the novel coronavirus,” the website reads. “Any suggestion to the contrary is false and is expressly disavowed.”
