The nonfictional prose below, which I will punctuation mark from, was typed by Donna De La Cruz of the Associated Press, and the (copyrighted) piece appeared in the Albuquerque Journal on Friday, January 5, 2007. The head of the piece reads: (Washington) "Forget Magic Pill, Dieters...Feds Fine Firms For Fake Claims."
Article: Now, that you've indulged in all those rest goodies and ready-made that resolution to shine pounds, the political affairs says don't measure on a diet drug to relief. The Federal Trade Commission same Thursday (1/4/07), it was fining the marketers of four weight-loss linctus companies a total $25 million for inaccurate media hype claims. Despite that, the pills Xenadrine EFX, CortiSlim, One-a-Day, WeightSmart and TrimSpa...will hang around on the shelves."
MY Two Cents: There's a victim calved everyday, and contempt the government allowing these companies to vend their fraudulant products, I know at hand will contunue to be people out nearby who will propulsion their sponsorship distant on these products.
Article: "It is agreement instance again, isn't it?" aforementioned FTC Chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras...'We're implementing our resolve to scrap back in opposition companies that use confusing advert claims.'
Some of the products marketed their claims done infomercials or achiever endorsements. Anna Nicole Smith, for example, has endorsed TrimSpa. 'Testimonials from individuals are not a locum for science,' Magores aforementioned. 'And that's what American's have to apprehend.'
The FTC investigated a group of claims, with nippy weight loss and slackening in the stake of osteoporosis, Alzheimer's and even cancer, Majoras noted.
My Two Cents: I saw a telescoped sliver come in over AOL (01/07/07) which same that there are products out on the shelf, that a someone can run spell they sleep and misplace weight! The drugs addition organic process patch sleeping and PRESTO the weight is gone! (yeah, letter-perfect)
Article: "The greatest dry was levied opposed to the trafficker of Xenadrine EFX, made by New Jersey based Nutraquest, Inc., with authorization far-famed as Cytodyne Technologies. The marketers will pay at most minuscule $8 cardinal and as much as $12 a million. The trafficker was known as RTC Research and Developers LLC, based in Manasquan, NJ. Majores aforesaid Xenadrine had a scrutiny screening that grouping who took a medicinal drug nowhere to be found more weight than those attractive the dosage. The FTC's inspection too found that customer endorsers...people who become visible in the in the past and the after pictures in many ads...lost weight by piquant in strict fare and games programs." A $12 million wonderful was assessed hostile Window Rock Health Labortories, supported in Brea, Calif., the marketers of CortiSlim. Majoris aforesaid CortiSlim deceitfully promised that all users would see long-lasting and vigorous weight loss, and that it's TV infomercials were 'deceptively formatted' to turn up as have a word shows fairly than ads."
My Two Cents: Why don't they gala a earlier and after copy of the pocketbooks of the those who buy this snake-oil? That ought to receive for many gripping viewing, don't you think?
Article: "The Bayer Corp., will pay a $3.2 million well-mannered penalisation to seal the claims, the FTC aforementioned. The FTC aforesaid Bayer marketed One-A-Day WeightSmart with uncorroborated claims together with that it increases metabolism. The marketers of TrimSpa, Goen Techonologies, will pay $1.5 million."
My Two Cents: I saw the television framework book of this story, and the journalist aforesaid that the fare weight-loss commercial enterprise is a $1.3 billion a twelvemonth concern and the fines levied resistant these companies amounted to aught more than peanuts!
Question: Who's overseeing the FTC?
I gone astray 40 pounds in the period 2001, and I have not gained it back, and it took me 10 months to do it, too! (See: How I Lost 40 Pounds). At the begin of 2007, I increasingly measure 170 pounds, and I did it all lacking purchase any charming particulate. You know how I did it? With the property that can't be purchased finished the negative and you can't get a prescription from your doctor! My success in losing weight enclosed...discipline; sacrifice; fighting off bribery and peer-pressure...and postulate what? All of these qualities are interior all of us...and they're FREE!
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