Firm's Discontinued Hair Volume Claims Keep Growing Back; NAD Alerts FTC
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
New Nordic's seeming refusal to dispense with hair-growth claims in ads for its Hair Volume supplement, despite repeated promises to the National Advertising Division, has resulted in a referral to the Federal Trade Commission.
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