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Enforcement Actions

• Columbia Pacific University Ordered to Close Permanently (updated 1/25/00)
• FDA and FTC Attack Shark Cartilage (updated 6/9/00)
• FTC Attacks "Stabilized Oxygen" Claims (updated 9/30/99)
• FTC Curbs Unsubstantiated Claims for Zinc Lozenges (posted 11/26/99)
• Internet Drug Sales Attacked by Kansas Attorney General (updated 12/18/99)
• "Nutrition Counselor" Fined for Misconduct (posted 2/20/98)
• Phony Health Survey Stopped (posted 8/23/99)
• Tahitian Noni Claims Curbed By Attorney General Action (posted 10/9/98)
• Vitamin Producers Plead Guilty to Price-Fixing 5/23/99)
• Wilson's Syndrome": Naturopath Penalized for Unprofessional Conduct (updated 12/7/99)

Other News

• "Gerber Class-Action Settlement" Is a Hoax (posted 10/15/97)
• PlanetFeedback Launches Site for Empowering Consumers (posted 4/28/00)
• Tax-deductible status sought for weight-control costs.
• Top Actions Congress Can Take to Promote the Nation's Health (posted 4/15/00)
• Unification Church Launches New Naturopathy School (posted 11/7/97)
• Web Site Rating Systems Questioned (posted 2/24/98)

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This page was updated on June 9, 2000.