Airborne settles $23.3 Million placebo lawsuit

Airborne settles lawsuit for $23.3 million. The herbal supplement firm will settle class action lawsuit that alleges false advertising; money will be refunded to consumers, non-profit advocacy group says.

…NEW YORK (CNN) — Airborne - the herbal supplement company that once claimed to help fight off colds - will pay $23.3 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought against the company for false advertising, according to one of the groups that joined the suit.The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a non-profit advocacy group, said the company will refund money to consumers who bought Airborne’s product. It will pay for advertisements in major publications instructing consumers on how to get their money refunded.”There’s no credible evidence that what’s in Airborne can prevent colds or protect you from a germy environment,” said CSPI Senior nutritionist David Schardt. “Airborne is basically on overpriced, run-of-the-mill vitamin pill that’s been cleverly, but deceptively, marketed.”According to the company’s Web site, Airborne was created by second-grade teacher, Victoria Knight-McDowell, who “studied the benefits herbal therapies used in Eastern Medicine.” The site says Airborne “boosts the immune…

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Airborne settles $23.3 Million placebo lawsuit

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