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Here’s a Secret – those “Steroid Like Supplements”…they are really Steroids

July 29, 2009

Spend any time online looking at bodybuilding supplements and you will see plenty of supplements promising “steroid like results”. How do these supplements product muscle building results similar to steroids? Simple, they illegally use steroids in their supplements!
The FDA Issues a Warning on Steroid Like Supplements
On July 28th, 2009 the FDA issued a [...]

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Hey, Want to Try The New Drug Popular With the Kids… try the Cheerios

July 28, 2009

When we say kids, we are talking particularly about those little tikes 2 and under. Yes, for the under 2 crowd, Cheerios are the newest “it” drug. Okay, before you start wondering if we have been hitting the Cheerios a little too hard ourselves, let’s clear some definitions up…
Cheerios is a Drug
Well, at [...]

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Another Acai Free Trial Supplement, Another Attorney General and Another Legal Settlement

July 22, 2009

Last month we reported on the settlement between the Arizona Attorney General and CCN (makers of Acai Pure) and today we find out that the Texas Attorney General has resolved its case with Acai Berry Maxx manufacturer – FXSupplements.Com .
What Did Acai Berry Maxx do wrong?
When customers clicked on the FXsupplements.com or acaiberrymaxx.com advertising [...]

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FTC – We Know You Mean Well, But Does This Really Help?

July 2, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) really does want to protect consumers from deceptive advertising, but sometimes it seems like their laws have an opposite effect. This summer, the government agency will issue new advertising guidelines requiring bloggers to disclose when they’re writing about a sponsor’s product and voicing opinions that aren’t their [...]

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AZ to Acai Berry Scam Company – How about you give us $1.4 Million of that “Free” Money You Collected!

June 25, 2009

Maybe there is some justice in this world…

Maybe crime really does not pay…
On 6/25/09 the Arizona Attorney General announced it had reached a record settlement of $1,375,000 with Central Coast Nutraceuticals (CCN). CCN is the company that makes the Acai Pure (acai-pure.com), one of the many so called “free trial Acai Berry Products”.
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