Diet Pill Manufacturers Fined For False Claims
Marketers of diet pills can no longer claim that consumers will lose weight by taking them, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says. The companies implicated agreed to pay $25 million to settle FTC charges. The FTC indicates that the manufacturers' claims of weight-loss are not backed by scientific evidence.
TrimSpa
The marketers of TrimSpa will be fined $1.5 million to settle FTC allegations. The FTC indicates the manufacturers weight-loss claims are not supported by scientific evidence. TrimSpa's marketers -- Goen Technologies Corp., Nutramerica Corp., TrimSpa, Inc., and Alexander Szynalski will pay the total of $1.5 million.
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CortiSlim and CortiStress
The seven marketers of CortiSlim and CortiStress will surrender assets worth at least $12 million to settle FTC charges that they made false and unsubstantiated claims of weight-loss and other health-related claims.
Bayer One-A-Day WeightSmart
The Bayer Corporation will be fined $3.2 million to settle FTC allegations. Their advertisements for One-A-Day WeightSmart multivitamins violated an earlier FTC order requiring that all claims for One-A-Day brand vitamins to be backed by scientific evidence.
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