FTC v. Enforma
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Commission, Enforma Natural Products jointly ask Los Angeles federal Judge Spencer Letts to appoint UCLA researcher David Heber, MD/PhD, as an expert to evaluate scientific issues involving Enforma's Fat Trapper Plus and Exercise In A Bottle weight-loss products. Parties will submit briefs April 17 on proposed issues to be evaluated by Heber if he receives court approval. FTC alleges Enforma has "blatantly disregarded" a May 2000 order by continuing to make unsubstantiated claims for the products. Heber is director of UCLA's botanical dietary supplements research center...