Posted 07 November 2011
Mr Charleston lodged a consumer complaint against a newspaper advertisement for Siberian Pine Nut Oil, which appeared in the Sunday Times, and claims on the product's website. The print advertisement is headed “HEAL YOUR STOMACH” and claims that the respondent’s “COLD PRESSED” Siberian Pine Nut Oil acts as a “DIGESTIVE REMEDY”, and has achieved “SUCCESSFUL RESULTS IN THE TREATMENT AND RELIEF OF Acid Reflux, Peptic Ulcers, H.Pylori Gastritis, IBS, Gas”. It describes the product as “A natural anti-inflammatory which repairs, protects and strengthens the digestive mucosal lining and assist with digestion of food to prevent fermentation which can lead to a build up of acid and gas”. It further states that “Research proves that SIBERIAN Pine Nuts contain the richest source of healing properties of ALL the pine nut species”.
On the respondent’s website, it is also claimed that the product is an effective treatment of … Read the rest