Feds Seek to Block Promotion of a Nasal Spray Against COVID-19

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The leading U.S. manufacturer of xylitol-based products says the federal government is deliberately trying to conceal a nasal spray it developed that it says has been scientifically proven to be effective in treating and preventing COVID-19.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in federal court against Utah-based company Xlear on Oct. 28, saying it has deceptively advertised its nasal spray as a treatment and preventative of COVID-19.

The lawsuit asks a federal court to permanently ban the company from promoting the nasal spray as a treatment for COVID-19 and also asks that monetary penalties be levied against it.

COVID-19 is the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus.

The DOJ filed the complaint on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, which alleges the company has violated the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Consumer Protection Act by making false claims about the benefits.

The sprayโ€™s main ingredients are saline, grapefruit seed extract, and xylitol, a plant-derived sweetener commonly used in oral care products.

โ€œCompanies canโ€™t make unsupported health claims, no matter what form a product takes, or what it supposedly prevents or treats,โ€ said Samuel Levine, director of the trade commissionโ€™s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in a press release on the lawsuit.

โ€œThatโ€™s the lesson of this case and many others like it, and itโ€™s why people should continue to rely on medical professionals over ads.โ€

The commission and the Justice Department declined to make any further comment.

Xlearโ€™s attorney Robert Housman, of the Washington firm Book Hill Partners, told The Epoch Times that the commission is โ€œflat out lyingโ€ about the companyโ€™s claims being unsupported.

Housman pointed out that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)โ€”along with theย National Institutes of Healthย (NIH), an arm of the Department of Health and Human Servicesโ€”funded clinical studies of the use of nasal sprays like Xlearโ€™s and published findings last year that found they were an effective treatment and method of prevention for COVID-19.

Byย Alice Giordano

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