The Nutritional and Dietary Supplement Law Blog » celebrity endorsements http://nutrisuplaw.com Dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, functional foods and drinks, cosmetics, and the law. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:47:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Better Business Bureau Issues Acai-berry Warning http://nutrisuplaw.com/better-business-bureau-issues-acai-berry-warning/ http://nutrisuplaw.com/better-business-bureau-issues-acai-berry-warning/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:21:55 +0000 Vincent Annunziata http://nutrisuplaw.com/?p=299 The Better Business Bureau has issued a nationwide warning cautioning consumers to be suspicious of online ads relying on celebrity endorsements to sell acai berry-related weight loss products.

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Acai Palm

The acai berry has been credited by supplement companies with fighting cancer and other diseases.  The acai berry comes from the acai palm.

According to Steve Cox, BBB spokesperson, “many businesses across the country are using the same selling model for their acai products: they lure customers in with celebrity endorsements and free trial offers, and then lock them in by making it extremely difficult to cancel the automatic delivery of more acai products every month.” To read the press release, click here

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