Metamucil Capsule Convenience Ad Claims Upheld By NAD
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Advertising claims that Procter & Gamble's Metamucil fiber capsules are a convenient alternative to the brand's powder form are substantiated, the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus concluded in a recent inquiry
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