NAD Nixes Wink Cough Claims In J&J's Second Challenge Against Firm Headed By Founder Of Its Zarbee's Business
Executive Summary
For second time in a week, Council of Better Business Bureaus division published results of review of ad claims for Wink products on a J&J challenge. NAD attorneys recommended Wink discontinue two claims for its cough syrup dietary supplement, “soothing relief for coughs” and “soothes coughs and irritated throats naturally,” but said its claim “zinc and elderberry combine to form the ultimate immune system support” did not communicate a message of superior performance.
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