Posted 21 August 2012
Was Homemark still selling Slim Coffee in spite of ASA rulings? I say yes, Homemark says no.
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Posted 21 August 2012 Was Homemark still selling Slim Coffee in spite of ASA rulings? I say yes, Homemark says no. … Read the rest Posted 07 August 2012 This matter involves a protracted dispute between a consumer in relation to the Homemark’s Slim Coffee product. The matter was heard at all levels of the ASA, and ultimately resulted in an arbitration report finding against the Homemark’s efficacy and weight loss claims. What is more, the Homemark has been found in breach of the relevant adverse rulings on more than one occasion, but no sanctions were ever imposed. The most recent breach ruling was issued on 16 April 2012, finding the respondent in breach of the previous rulings. The complainant submitted that at http://www.homemark.co.za/product/health–beauty/remedy-slim-coffee the product is still being promoted using “Before” and “After” imagery, under the name “Slim Coffee. The complainant noted that the product is now advertised as Remedy Slim Coffee, but the accompanying image of the packaging is identical to Slim Coffee previously ruled against. This appears to be a flagrant breach … Read the rest Posted 16 April 2012 Homemark continues to sell Slim Coffee in breach of the ASA ruling. Tells you something about the ethics of this company. … Read the rest Posted: 06 June 2011 Contrary to Dr Beverley Summers' opinion, Professor Jooste confirms that Slim Coffee does not cause weight loss This ASA ruling is interesting for a number of reasons: Nearly three years after first complaining to the ASA about Slim Coffee, Professor Jooste (who is Interim Director of Nutritional Intervention Research, Medical Research Council) confirms that the studies in support of Slim Coffee are deficient. 1. This product was substantiated by Dr Beverley Summers, a pharmacist with a PhD. This despite the fact that The European Food Safety Authority declared that there is zero proof of the main ingredient’s supposed weight loss benefits… 2. This is the fourth Homemark product that Dr Summers has substantiated which has been ruled against by the ASA. Some rulings followed appeals. Many of these Homemark products have been rejected and banned by the USA Federal and Trade Commission … Read the rest “This hard-hitting commentary by Harris Steinman and Roy Jobson appears in the August 2010 South African Medical Journal (SAMJ).” “Multiple organ failure has clearly resulted in an inability to efficiently clear or reject deleterious medicines and substances, resulting in financial and health trauma to consumers, with possible consequences including unnecessary deaths.” … Read the rest Published 31 May 2010 Readers will remember my posting where I pointed out that Dr Beverley Summers substantiated Homemark’s Slim Coffee claiming that a study supported the weight-loss claims for the ingredient Caralluma fimbriata. I argued that the study was insufficient to make claims for this ingredient and that therefore she was assisting Homemark to fleece consumers at R850 per month (R1700 over two months to match the dose of CF used in the poor study). The EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) has recently ruled on this ingredient, and “found that the publications submitted in support of the claims failed to establish a cause and effect relationship between the ingredient and the claimed benefit.” “The five negative opinions, published this week, were adopted on April 30.” Don’t believe me? Read on . . . … Read the restHomemark Slim Coffee – new formulation with Caralluma fimbriata Context of this ruling: Dr Beverley Summers had previously "substantiated" two products for Homemark after they were banned in the USA. We had argued that because of these actions, among other, that she was therefore no longer a "credible expert" as required by the ASA code. The ASA agreed – Homemark appealed – the appeal tribunal agreed with us – Homemark appealed to the panel chaired by Judge King – who ruled that she is a credible expert, and therefore she could substantiate Homemark's products, including the new Slim Coffee formulation!
Having been reinstated as a "credible expert", Homemark appealed the previous ASA ruling against this formulation of Slim Coffee, that with Caralluma fimbriata. Read how the ASA ruled based on her substantiation of this product . . … Read the rest Posted: 29 March 2010 In spite of a previous ruling against Homemark regarding the unproven claims for SlimCoffee, they continued selling the product in Makro stores. Homemark claimed it was an error. The ASA, showing amazing due diligence, investigated and found Homemark appeared to have done this deliberately! Surprised? I am not. … Read the restPosted: 18 March 2012 Relevance of this complaint: Homemark has had an ASA ruling preventing them from making unsubstantiated claims for this product. However, months later I found it still being marketed with the same claims at Makro. Homemark claims it was an accident (as they constantly claim when in breach). I have stated before that the ASA don’t do their homework and let Homemark get away with too much. In this instance the ASA actually did some real digging and unearthed some facts. Wow! While this matter was being dealt with by the ASA, Homemark’s appeal against the ASA ruling – where “pre-clearance” of their advertising was instituted (i.e., they have to have all their adverts checked by the ASC at their own cost) – was being held. Read the ASA ruling…. … Read the rest |
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