FTC
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Western Dietary Products prohibited from misrepresenting use of firm's products in treating cancer, making surgery or chemotherapy unnecessary, according to stipulated final judgment filed in Seattle federal court, commission announces Dec. 28. Company, which marketed "herbal cure packages" and Zapper Electrical Unit, stipulated to entry of a preliminary injunction in June after FTC sued firm for allegedly making false, deceptive and unsubstantiated health claims for supplements, devices over the Internet (1"The Tan Sheet" June 18, 2001, p. 12)...
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