The use of pollen is controversial and indeed, the United State's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) all but contest claims of 'nature's greatest source of protein', 'germ killer' and 'allergy-reliever'.
Tshebediso ya peo e phofshwana e bile e hanyetsanang, mme ka sebele, Food and Drug Administration (Food and Drug Administration ya United States) (FDU) kaofela ha yona ke ditlhaloso tsa tshebetso ya 'mohlodi o moholo ka ho fetisisa wa protheine', 'mmolai wa dikokwana-hloko' le 'ho fokotsa ho kudiswa ke dintho tsohle'.