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FTA sues fraudulent cancer cure companies E-mail
by William Atkins   
Monday, 22 September 2008


Another six companies have already settled their cases brought forth by the FTA.

These six company, according to the FTC website “FTC Sweep Stops Peddlers of Bogus Cancer Cures”, are:

•    Ni-Gen Nutrition, Troy, Michigan, which allegedly marketed an electrolyte liquid and apricot seeds as cures.

•    Westberry Enterprises of Pineville, Louisiana, which allegedly sold teas that contained algae and other ingredients (FTC lawsuit)

•    Jim Clark's All Natural Cancer Therapy of Louisville, Kentucky, which allegedly sold digestive enzymes and coral calcium as treatments (FTC lawsuit)

•    Bioque Technologies, Inc. (http://www.bioque.com/) of Blacksburg, Virginia)

•    Cleansing Time Pro (http://www.cleansingtimepro.com/) website valid, but lacking of normal company information

•    Premium-essiac-tea-4less (http://www.premium-essiac-tea-4less.com/)

The six companies already settling their lawsuits from the FTA have paid fines ranging from $9,000 to $250,000, according to Parnes.

Page four contains a new FTC website that provided informed and accurate information on "bogus" cancer cures.



 
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