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The article our group is posting is about Airborne.

There have been a lot of people that have taken Airborne to help ward off colds and other sickness since the product has come out. I know I have personally. There were many people who started taking Airborne on a daily basis when Covid first started (before we all knew the extreme illness that it is) thinking that it will help. The companies claim is that their product has Vitamin C and other herbs/vitamins that will help boost your immune system but used to claim their remedy can ward off colds.

However, there was a class action lawsuit against them claiming they had no scientific proof that their product works the way they claim. "Schardt says, is that Airborne didn't have a single shred of evidence to back up either claim. And that's why Schardt was so passionate about leading a class-action lawsuit against the company. (Heard on The Bryant Park Project, 2008)"

The court system agreed! "In a recent ruling, science won - but only to a degree, Schardt says. Airborne is admitting no missteps but has agreed to refund the purchase price to people who can show they purchased the tablets(Heard on The Bryant Park Project, 2008)". Airborne changed their advertising campaign when a plaintiff filed suit against the company in March 2006. Advertisements stopped mentioning the study and cold-curing claims and instead touted claims that it helped boost the body's immune systems.

For me, I think any Vitamin C will help boost your immune system but will it ward off colds? I am not sure it will always ward off the colds but it is possible depending on the persons immune system. The company should not have advertised as such and its better to say it will boost the immune system. The lawsuit is surprising to me when I first read about it but its also an interesting read! What are your thoughts?

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