NAD Refers Star Herbs Blood Pressure Claims To FTC
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The industry self-regulation group refers My Low Press supplement claims after Star Herbs fails to offer evidence to support its advertising. Referring uncooperative firms to FTC “was one of the things that we found attractive when we created our program with the NAD,” said CRN President and CEO Steve Mister.
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