NAD keeps abreast of misleading claims
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Testimonial evidence offered in support of CP Nutritionals' claims for Full & Firm breast enhancement capsules is "inadequate and insufficient to substantiate the underlying claims of product performance and safety," Council of Better Business Bureaus National Advertising Division concludes in September Case Reports. Wellquest International challenged claims that Full & Firm capsules, which contain "eight natural herbs," promote "dramatic breast growth so quick, most women actually 'feel' their breasts growing" and "the longer you take them, the more they'll expand your breast tissue." Although CP Nutritionals defended its ads, firm has halted all promotions and "been put into receivership by the Arizona Superior Court of Maricopa County by action of the Attorney General of Arizona," NAD notes...
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