FTC SNORenz settlement
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Osteopathic physician Robert Currier barred from representing that Med Gen's SNORenz, other supplement "reduces or eliminates snoring or the sound of snoring in users" and "can eliminate, reduce or mitigate the symptoms of sleep apnea" absent competent and reliable scientific evidence, states an 1FTC consent order released Nov. 5. Currier also is required to issue sleep apnea warning in conjunction with snoring claims made for products not proven to treat apnea. The doctor appeared in SNORenz infomercials that were the subject of two previously approved FTC consent orders against the product's manufacturer and infomercial producer (2"The Tan Sheet" April 2, 2001, p. 6)...
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Osteopathic physician Robert Currier barred from representing that Med Gen's SNORenz, other supplement "reduces or eliminates snoring or the sound of snoring in users" and "can eliminate, reduce or mitigate the symptoms of sleep apnea" absent competent and reliable scientific evidence, states an 1 FTC consent order released Nov. 5. Currier also is required to issue sleep apnea warning in conjunction with snoring claims made for products not proven to treat apnea. The doctor appeared in SNORenz infomercials that were the subject of two previously approved FTC consent orders against the product's manufacturer and infomercial producer (2 (Also see "SNORenz Research Require Precise Endpoints - FTC" - Pink Sheet, 2 Apr, 2001.), p. 6).... |