Advocacy Groups Say POM Claims Prey On Consumer Desperation
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
“Consumers may be desperate to find a cure or treatment for their disease when conventional treatment has not worked … and turn to food products or dietary supplements,” CSPI and Public Citizen attorneys say in an amicus brief supporting FTC’s enforcement against POM.
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