FTC settles false miracle claims
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FTC banned the marketers of the 7 Day Miracle Cleanse Program, a purported herbal colon-cleansing program, from "involvement in future infomercials for any product, service or program," other than those for informational publications, and from "advertising health-related products ... in any medium," according to the commission. The prohibition is part of a settlement that resolves allegations that Paris DeAguero, Dieter Ammann and Laura DeAguero falsely claimed in an infomercial and online that their herbal supplement regime would cure cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's and other health problems. They also claimed their product Parasine 2 was "clinically proven" to eliminate parasites and worms. FTC ordered and waived a fine of $14.4 million for the DeAgueros and a $14.4 million fine for Ammann, of which he must pay $70,000, according to the agreement...