NAD reviews weight-loss supplement
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Artis Marketing says it will discontinue and modify advertising claims for its SlimForce7 weight-loss product following a recommendation by the National Advertising Division and referral to the Federal Trade Commission. The division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus found insufficient evidence to support the claim the product is a "treatment aimed at all those who can't seem to lose all the weight they want to lose," among other claims. NAD recommended the Toronto-based company discontinue testimonials and claims suggesting the product, made of six fruits and one algae, will result in weight loss regardless of diet and exercise. NAD's review of SlimForce7 follows a previous attempt to review claims for the product, after which the watchdog was unable to contact the advertiser and referred it to FTC, FDA and relevant Canadian agencies (1"The Tan Sheet" Aug. 17, 2009, In Brief). Subsequently, Artis agreed to participate in the review process, noting it permanently discontinued the original ads and modified many claims at issue. However, NAD found many of the modified claims presented similar concerns