Judge throws book at Daniel Chapter One

Executive Summary

An administrative judge upholds the Federal Trade Commission's charges that supplement marketer Daniel Chapter One falsely advertised its shark cartilage and herbal formulations prevent, treat and cure cancer. The judge found the firm could not substantiate its claims with reliable scientific evidence and ordered the company to stop making false claims. FTC charged Daniel Chapter One with deceptive advertising in 2008 in an enforcement sweep that charged 11 firms with marketing false cancer remedies (1"The Tan Sheet" Sept. 22, 2008)