Have you ever been duped by the claims of health supplements,beauty products or gadgets?
Posted January 27th, 2010 by admin 17 Comments »
The health benefit claims from the makers of these probiotic drinking yoghurts have been overwhelmingly dismissed by a team of scientists at the European Food Safety Authority.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/health-claim-of-probiotics-not-accepted-1796375.html
The only reason these manufacturers have been publicly investigated, is that they made health claims. So these authorities are compelled to investigate by law, yet there are endless products making ludicrous claims (usually to do with health and beauty), that get away with it, and are making millions in doing so.
Top of my list is Clairol Herbal Essences Shampoo.
It promises any variety of exotic ingredients from Guavas, Papaya, icy Pineapple (wtf?), Pearl ( eh? ) and Akai berries. Yet they all smell of Hubba Bubba….every single one, no matter what the alleged ingredient.
Milky Way chocolate - Mars have made millions from whipping water. I doubt there is any chocolate in it.
So what product’s claims do you feel suspicious of?
Jess - It’s true that, if something has a scientific sounding name most think it to be more potent than something with a ‘natural’ ingredient and therefore worth the price tag.
JOMAMO- I’m thinking of lots to do with keep fit now - I had a pedometer that recorded 20 paces every time I so much as sniffed or blinked.Do you remember those sauna suit thingies? Like tin foil babygros…*shakes head*
Hypocrite- lololol I hope that’s true ’spillmaster’…from Ronco. I bought something similar that were like crystals and then expanded to gel to mop up spills.Twas crud……
Coneilius- lol @ detox..,if that were possible then we could all do without our Livers 