The Los Angeles Times on July 5, 2005 printed an interesting article that contains the following information on CortiSlim. In 2003, when CortiSlim debuted an Irvine California company sued Window Rock Entertainment for patent infringement. CortiSlim contains magnolia bark extract that was patented by another company. The lawsuit was settled out of court.
In 2003, the Federal Food and Drug administration wanted proof of what CortiSlim claimed it could do. Apparently the product will allow customers to lose weight in a short amount of time by regulating the hormone Cortisol. There are no peer reviewed journal studies done at the time of this writing. The Window Rock Entertainment company claims a study was done but it was never published this causes it to lack credibility.
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Window Rock Entertainment and Infinity Advertising, Inc. Both governmental agencies are trying to find evidence that CortiSlim is proclaiming inaccurate information. The FDA and FTC would like to the company to refund the money customers have spent on CortiSlim. Since the filing of these lawsuits CortiSlim has changed their advertisements. They no longer say explicitly that they will help reduce weight gain.
These allegations are made possible because of the 1994 Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act. This act makes the FTC and the FDA the ones who have to prove that the health claims made by companies are not legitimate. Before this act companies could not make health claims unless the FDA approved. Now the government must prove they are unsafe. The burden of proof has shifted. It is kind of like the innocent until proven guilty concept. Because of this law the drug is safe until proven unsafe. Now consumers have access to herbs that they may not have had access to before.
Precautions of CortiSlim
Written by: Tina Laramie
The Los Angeles Times on July 5, 2005 printed an interesting article that contains the following information on CortiSlim. In 2003, when CortiSlim debuted an Irvine California company sued Window Rock Entertainment for patent infringement. CortiSlim contains magnolia bark extract that was patented by another company. The lawsuit was settled out of court.
In 2003, the Federal Food and Drug administration wanted proof of what CortiSlim claimed it could do. Apparently the product will allow customers to lose weight in a short amount of time by regulating the hormone Cortisol. There are no peer reviewed journal studies done at the time of this writing. The Window Rock Entertainment company claims a study was done but it was never published this causes it to lack credibility.
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Window Rock Entertainment and Infinity Advertising, Inc. Both governmental agencies are trying to find evidence that CortiSlim is proclaiming inaccurate information. The FDA and FTC would like to the company to refund the money customers have spent on CortiSlim. Since the filing of these lawsuits CortiSlim has changed their advertisements. They no longer say explicitly that they will help reduce weight gain.
These allegations are made possible because of the 1994 Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act. This act makes the FTC and the FDA the ones who have to prove that the health claims made by companies are not legitimate. Before this act companies could not make health claims unless the FDA approved. Now the government must prove they are unsafe. The burden of proof has shifted. It is kind of like the innocent until proven guilty concept. Because of this law the drug is safe until proven unsafe. Now consumers have access to herbs that they may not have had access to before.