Apparently Airborne , the best-selling herbal health formula that's supposed to boost your immune system, dabbled in a little false advertisement.That's the conclusion of the $23 million settlement of a lawsuit that charged Airborne wasn't the long-coveted cure for the common cold but rather a vitamin pill.
"There's no credible evidence that what's in Airborne can prevent colds or protect you from a germy environment," David Schardt, a nutritionist at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, said in a written statement this week. "Airborne is basically an overpriced, run-of-the-mill vitamin pill that's been cleverly, but deceptively, marketed."
Customers who bought Airborne in order to get rid of colds as far back as 2001 will be able to get their money back, provided they saved the sale receipts.
I've never taken Airborne, so I don't feel pissed off or cheated. But I still don't think this is a HUGE deal. The Airborne Web site explicitly states that "there is still no cure for the common cold."
Besides this product was invented by a second-grade school teacher. After spending an exhaustive day with sticky, germ-ridden children, followed by an evening of grading papers, how much spare time do you think she had to concoct crazy, revolutionary medicine in a science lab?!?
No, that's not a jab at second-grade teachers.
Portions of this blog entry courtesy: United Press International.
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