WA: Consumers to get refunds for alleged CFS treatments

AAP General News (Australia)
04-23-2001
WA: Consumers to get refunds for alleged CFS treatments

A federal court has decided that consumers misled by claims of a cure for chronic fatigue
syndrome will be reimbursed.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission took PAUL and LINDA STORER to court
over their claims about their medical qualifications, and the benefits of using their
health products in isolation.

The federal court in Perth has now found the STORERS made misleading and deceptive
claims about their products, OMX probiotics and USANA supplements.

The court has found Mr STORER'S claim to be a doctor with a PhD in microbiology was false.

It also found Mr STORER misled the public with claims that 1,000 published articles
supported the use of his probiotics product, and that it had a success rate of 60 to 70
per cent.

The court has ordered Mr STORER to offer refunds to consumers, and to issue prominent
corrective advertisements in newspapers.

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KEYWORD: STORER (PERTH)

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