FDA accuses 1-800-GET-THIN of using misleading Lap-Band ads
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 02:00
in Health & Medicine
The agency says the marketing company's billboard, radio and television ads that tout Lap-Band weight-loss surgery underplay serious risks to patients.The Food and Drug Administration has accused the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company of using misleading advertising in its promotion of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery, saying the billboard, radio and television ads underplay serious risks to patients.