B
“InonlysixdaysIlostsevenpoundsofweight.”
“Twofullinchesinthefirstthreedays!”
Thesearethekindsofstatementsusedinmagazine,newspaper,radioandtelevisionads,promisingnewshapesandnewlookstothosewhobuythemedicineorthedeviceofsuchproductssaytheycanshapethelegs,slimtheface,smoothwrinkles,orinsomeotherwaytobeautyordesirability.
Oftensuchproductsarenothingmorethanmoney-makingthingsfortheirpromoter.Theresultstheyproducearequestionable,andsomearedangeroustohealth.
Tounderstandhowtheseproductscanbelegallypromotedtothepublic,itisnecessarytounderstandsomethingofthelawscoveringtheirregulation.Iftheproductisadrug,FDA(FoodDrugAdministr ation)canrequireproof(证明)undertheFood,Drug,andCosmeticActthatitissafeandeffectivebeforeitisputonthemarket.Butiftheproductisadevice,FDAhasnoauthoritytorequirepremarketingproofofsafetyoreffectiveness.Ifaproductalreadyonthemarketisadangertohealth,FDAcanrequesttheproducerordistr ibutortoremoveitfromthemarketvoluntarily,oritcantakelegalaction,includingseizure(查封)oftheproduct.
Onenotable caseafewyearsagoinvolvedanelectr icaldevicecalledtheRelaxacisor,hadbeensoldforreducingthewaistline.TheRelaxacisorproducedelectr icalshockstothebodythroughcontactpads.FDAtooklegalactionagainstthedistr ibutortostopthesaleofthedeviceonthegroundsthatitwasdangeroustohealthandlife.
Obviously,mostofthedevicesonthemarkethaveneverbeenthesubjectofcourtproceedings(法律诉讼),andnewdevicesappearcontinually,Beforebuying,itisuptotheconsumertojudgethesafetyoreffectivenessofsuchitems.
61．Itcanbeinferredthatadsmentionedinthetextare______.
A.objectiveB.costlyC.unreliableD.illegal
正确答案：C
