In Brief: SlimAmerica NARB review
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
SlimAmerica NARB review: Super Formula Weight-Loss Supplement print ads should "be discontinued immediately," the National Advertising Review Board recommends Oct. 9. SlimAmerica's ad claims -- which include "BLAST UP TO 49 POUNDS OFF YOU IN 29 DAYS" -- were referred to NARB at the company's request after the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus found the claims to be unsubstantiated ("The Tan Sheet" Aug. 12, p. 10). The company says it will comply with the NARB decision but has contracted research to substantiate the claims and plans to re-submit them...