Propolene weight-loss claim revised
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Obesity Research Institute provides adequate substantiation for weight-loss claims promoting Propolene, but agrees to revise certain parts of the claims following an Electronic Retailing Self-Regulations Program inquiry. The National Advertising Review Council division was troubled by claims that the product works "without diet or exercise" and customers can "eat the same way, without having to change anything in their lives." The firm disagreed with ERSP's interpretation of evidence, but has made "certain voluntary changes" in its ads and labeling...