Imuno-Plex claims
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Federal Trade Commission charges in federal district court that Earth Bound has made false and unsubstantiated claims for its algae-based food supplement, Imuno-Plex. FTC charged that the company has promoted the supplement as "a treatment or cure" for HIV disease, AIDS, AIDS-related complex and their symptoms since at least January 1993. FTC is seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to halt the company's marketing of the product as well as a permanent injunction and redress for consumers, who reportedly paid $ 195 for a month's supply of the product.
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