'Vitamin O' Sellers Settle FTC Charges For $375,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- WASHINGTON, May 03 (Reuters) - The marketers of a "nutritional supplement" touted as a cure for cancer and heart disease, but which the US government says is just salt water, have agreed to pay $375,000 to settle charges that they made false health claims, the Federal Trade Commission said on Monday. The FTC said that advertisements for "Vitamin O" in national newspapers and on the Internet claimed that the supplement could treat or prevent serious diseases such as cancer, heart disease and lung disease by enriching the bloodstream with supplemental oxygen. But in its initial complaint filed in March last year, the agency said that the product, sold for about $20 for a 2-ounce bottle, "appears to be nothing more than salt water." The settlement would bar two Washington-based companies, Rose Creek Health Products Inc. and The Staff of Life Inc., and their owner, Donald Smyth, from making unsupported claims that "Vitamin O" has any health benefits or that its effectiveness has been established by medical or scientific research. The companies will be required to pay $375,000 in consumer redress within 10 days of the settlement's approval by the Federal District Court in Spokane, Washington. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
