HIV/AIDS, Cancer Cure Supplement Claims Targeted In Six FTC Actions
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Western Dietary Products will preliminarily halt Internet marketing claims that its black walnut, wormwood and clove tinctures treat and cure diseases such as cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS, the Federal Trade Commission says.
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