Slim 90 Weight-Loss Claims Unsubstantiated, NAD Concludes
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
NMD Marketing should discontinue certain claims for its Slim 90 weight-loss product in the absence of "competent and reliable scientific evidence," according to the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus
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