HONcode certificate: respect of the 8 HONcode principles by the health website

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Certificate of compliance with the Code of Conduct HONcode

The health Website
Feingold Association of the United States
is in compliance with the HONcode

Title of the site: Feingold Association of the United States
Web address: http://www.feingold.org/
HONcode PIN number : HONConduct122731
Date of initial review: 27 Mar 2000
Validity of certificate 29 Jan 2013 - Jan 2015
Date of last visit 29 Jan 2013
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This certificate confirms the revision of the site by the HONcode Team at the above date.
It respects and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct (HONcode).

* 1. Authoritative 2. Complementarity 3. Privacy 4. Attribution 5. Justifiability 6. Transparency
7. Financial disclosure 8. Advertising policy

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The Health on the Net (HON) certificate serves as a guarantee that this website, at the date of its certification, complies with and pledges to honor the 8 principles of the HON Code of Conduct as drawn up by the HON foundation.

The responsible of the certified site commits to keep the site in compliance with the HON code principles for the duration of the certification.

Although measures such as a complaint mechanism, the periodical review and the automatic surveillance mechanisms are put in place to guarantee the compliance of the certified website with the ethical principles of HON as much as possible, incidental inaccuracies cannot be completely excluded. In no event the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) can be held liable for any damages resulting from the use or inability to use HON certified websites nor can the HON foundation and/or its partner(s) be held liable for the content of these certified websites, including, but not limited to the information of third-parties or hyperlinks accessible via HON certified websites.

The certified website is responsible for the content of its website, unless otherwise provided by law.

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You will find below the elements identified by the HONcode team at a precise date to justify the respect of the 8 ethical principles.

The content of this certificate has been collected and written by the Health On the Net Foundation (HON) and should not be used without previous permission granted by HON. A request for permission can be sent to: HON.

1. Information must be authoritative

This website was begun in 1996 and is maintained by Shula Edelkind, a member of the HTML Writers Guild, and her team of dedicated Feingold volunteers.

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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:

An organization of families and professionals founded in 1976, The Feingold® Association of the United States is dedicated to helping children and adults apply proven dietary techniques for better behavior, learning and health, and to generating public awareness of the potential role of foods and synthetic additives in behavior, learning and health problems.

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Audience:

Helping children and adults
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Purpose of the website

This website is for educational purposes only. Neither a diagnosis nor a prescription is required in order to implement the Feingold Program as a healthy diet choice. This information is not intended, however, to replace competent medical diagnosis.

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3. Confidentiality

Privacy and editorial policy:
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4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated

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About Us
How We Got Here
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Last Updated 04/10/10
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5. Justification of claims

Selection of Studies Supporting Diet Therapy
Article titles are linked to their MedLine Abstracts where available
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6. User support and adequation

Contacting Us
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7. Disclosure of funding sources

Self-funded and donations

This site provides information, but hosts no advertisements, and receives no funding from advertising.
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8. Advertising policy

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