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Also, in August 2009, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed suit against three local açaí berry supplement suppliers and an affiliate marketer. [5] On 5 August 2010, the Federal Trade Commission sued Coast Nutraceuticals, Inc., a maker of açaí berry dietary supplements. The FTC cited false claims that the pills could cause weight ...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said today it's cracking down on 10 operations that allegedly used fake news websites to market acai berry weight-loss products. The agency wants to shut down the ...
The FTC handed down an $80 million judgement in January 2012 against five companies that were marketing açaí berry supplements with fraudulent claims that their products promoted weight loss and prevented colon cancer. One company, Central Coast Nutraceuticals, was ordered to pay a $1.5 million settlement. [32] [33]
“The majority of weight loss comes from what you’re eating or not eating,” he says. “Things like elderberry juice may be helpful—maybe they suppress the appetite a little bit or make you ...
(not to mention the acai berry, which WalletPop named the #1 hottest product of 2008)The latest companies to make use of this fault to scam BBB warns of acai berry weight-loss scam Skip to main ...
They conspired to promote their own weight loss products with fake news websites. These websites pretended to be legitimate news organizations and heavily promoted their acai berry weight-loss products. [105] [106]
I recently wrote about the rash of scammers offering 'free' trials of acai-berry weight loss products. Today we learn that some of those taken in by these shady dealings stand to get a little of ...
Dried berries were ingested whole as a treatment for boils, taken 1 berry per day for 7 days. Grated pokeroot was used by Native Americans as a poultice to treat inflammations and rashes of the breast. Independent researchers are investigating phytolacca's use in treating AIDS and cancer patients. Especially to those who have not been properly ...