As if it wasn’t bad enough that the acai diet scammers were ripping off people with their so-called “free” trials. Now 10 companies are using fake news websites to market acai berry weight-loss products. The Federal Trade Commission has filed a suit against them, saying they run websites that seem like legitimate news sites but actually promote deceptive ads urging consumers to buy acai berry products. The sites use names and logos of major media outlets like ABC, CNN and Consumer Reports while touting articles documenting a “reporter’s” own weight loss experience with acai berry supplement.
Go get ‘em FTC!













With ya Sahar! GO GET THEM!!!
Also heard about the Subway sodium thing.. good! The sodium count on restaurant food is outrageous!
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Thank you,FTC! I once tried to do some research on this magical berry and all I could find in the first 30 or 40 articles were the fake news sites. Grrr…
Wow – that is awful! So glad the FTC is on it!
YIKES! Buyer beware…and be healthy!
Ditto!
I must say I am a bit torn on this. I often buy frozen Acai from Henry’s or Jimbo’s and have it mixed in with banana, whey powder and milk. Very good post workout snack. However I agree that this is not a magic berry. Take it for the taste of it, and because it’s natural but there are no shortcuts to success.
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