Scammers selling fake cures for diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s are getting away with it
Nearly one-third of the advertisements for “memory-boosting” supplements reviewed by a government watchdog may be illegally claiming to cure or prevent diseases like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s, according to a recent report. The report suggests that government regulation is failing to keep up with the growing supplement industry, but regulators aren’t prepared to actually fix the problem at its root.
Over two months, investigators from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sorted through memory supplement marketing online, in print, on TV, and in stores. After analyzing 91 advertisements and labels in depth, they discovered 28 ads for 34 supplements that claimed a product could protect against…
