The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) vs. Daniel Chapter One (DC1)

THE FTC CHARGE and ORDER

The FTC has charged DC1 with “false advertising, false marketing, and injuring the public.”

The FTC charge of “false advertising and marketing” is based upon what the FTC call “implied” claims, not the actual words of DCO, and upon factual testimonies. The alleged  “injury” refers to money paid for products.

The FTC demands that we stop sharing information with the public about our herbal and nutritional products, including true testimonials. They demand our files, and customer files with personal information. They demand that we “waive all rights,” agree that the FTC can spy on us and anyone distributing our products posing as a customer/employee of DC1, agree to notify the FTC for the next 10 years anytime we change address, phone number, hire/fire anyone. . . and the FTC demands that we send a letter they wrote to all our customers, steering everyone with cancer to the National Cancer Institute

DC1 Objection

DC1 is a ministry, and an integral part of our ministry is providing natural supplements
and information on how they may be used and what they may be used for. This is how we
have been able to meet people all over the world, and have gained access into communist
countries. The donations involved fund all aspects of our ministry: teaching, healing,
supporting home churches, helping people with physical and spiritual needs everywhere. 

In 23 years DC1 has never had a complaint filed against it by a customer. On the contrary,
thousands of people have expressed gratitude to DC1. Many people, given up to die after
conventional treatments failed, testify that they are alive today and healed of cancer naturally
because they had access to the information and products provided by DC1, information which
the U.S. Government now seeks to censor.

DC1 maintains that our information is true, can be substantiated, and that it is within our
freedom and right to share according to 1st Amendment rights of Free Speech, Freedom of
the Press, and Freedom of Religion. We have the right as a nutritional supplement provider
to give information about our products regarding the structure and function of the ingredients
(Dietary Supplement Education Act, 1994) as long as the information is truthful. If the
government belives our statements to be false they must prove it. We have the right to share
testimonies of people, and as well those people have the right to share their stories with each
other.  We have the right to share our belief with others, and people have the right to hear
our information.

We have and will uphold these rights protected by the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights,
and as established in God’s Word by the Holy Scriptures.
 

Why the FTC Attacked DC1

The FTC attack against DC1 in Jan. 2008 came about from a federal witchhunt. It followed
on the heels of a complaint from the Competition Bureau of Canada.

About 120 supplement companies were netted during an internet search on the interent for
specific words. Each was then systematically tyrannized and extorted. The words incurring
such government action and harsh judgement? Words like “helps to heal,
prevent, treat”. One herb company was charged simply for having links on their website to
government sites with information about herbs. 

Only DC1 refused to sign the FTC Order, refused to agree to the bogus Charges, and chose
instead to make their fight part of the current national Health Freedom Movement. 
Months later, Aug. 2008: The FDA joined in the attack, claiming that our nutritional supple-
ments and herbs are all “drugs” according to federal government definition.
They physically removed several cans of Apple Pectin, and bottles of CoQ10 and 7
Herb Formula from our shelves.

As of March 2009, we have spent thousands of dollars to establish our rights and our in-
nocence, and one month away from our first hearing the FTC sought to dismiss the hearing
with a charge of “guilty,” seeking a new Charge and Order much like the original. Attorneys
for DCO argue that the FTC is violating our religious freedom and have no jurisdiction over a
non-profit ministry. 
 
April 21, 2009: The FTC Administrative Law Judge has decided upon an evidentiary hearing
for jurisdiction on this day!  The burden is now on the FTC to prove they have authority over
DCO. The case must be dismissed if DCO is found to be a non-profit
ministry. DC1 will submit 14 witnesses for the jurisdiction hearing who can testify that
we are a ministry.

If DC1 loses on jurisdiction, the next hearing commences April 23, and the FTC lawyers hope
to block all our Witnesses from further proceedings. They regard the people who can testify to
being cured of cancer and other diseases using DC1 products as “irrelevant”.
 
The FTC have motioned to dismiss all DC1 expert witnesses also, five prominent scientists
and doctors  familiar with natural healing, who are prepared to testify that DC1 had substan-
tive evidence for information we share regarding our products.