NAD/Carnation
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Nestle's failure to discontinue ad claims stating Carnation Good Start infant formula is easier to digest, more similar to breast milk than other formulas warrants FTC referral, National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus says in recently released Case Report. NAD deemed claims unsubstantiated in response to Similac marketer Abbott Lab's challenge last year (1"The Tan Sheet" Feb. 12, 2001, p. 20). In separate case involving a J&J/Merck challenge for Novartis' claims that Maalox Quick Dissolve neutralizes more acid and dissolves faster than Pepcid Complete, NAD says it has closed the case since Novartis discontinued disputed ads permanently...