Suit Targets Claims Made in Dietary Supplement Ads
The Federal Trade Commission charges two producers of the dietary supplement Coral Calcium Supreme with deceptive marketing, saying medical claims made in the company's infomercials are not supported by scientific evidence. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports.
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