Subfile:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Format (FM):
Fact Sheet (22).
Language(s) (LG):
English.
Year Published (YR):
2001.
Audience code (AC):
General Public/Consumers (300).
Corporate Author (CN):
Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission.
Source (SO):
Washington, DC: Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission. 2001. 3 p.
Availability (AV):
Available from Federal Trade Commission. Consumer Response Center, 600 Pennsylvania, NW, Room H-130, Washington, DC 20580. INTERNATIONAL: (877) 382-4357; FAX: (202) 326-2572; E-MAIL: publications@ftc.gov.
PRICE: Free.
Abstract (AB):
This Federal Trade Commission (FTC) publication informs consumers about false health claims on the Internet. It educates consumers about how to shop safely online for health products and report suspicious health claims to Government fraud fighters. A text box lists some of the claims and practices that promoters of fraudulent health products use to trick consumers into buying their products. The publication provides addresses for Web sites where consumers can get help in determining the legitimacy of health claims and report on anything that appears suspicious. The publication also includes a description of the mission of the FTC and how consumers can contact them.
Major Descriptors (MJ):
Quackery. Fraud. Internet. Safety. Health Claims. Consumer Awareness.
Minor Descriptors (MN):
Federal Trade Commission.
Verification/Update Date (VE):
200305.
Notes (NT):
Copyright: No.
Accession Number (AN):
AMDC03303.
URL (LK):
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/features/healthclaims.htm
