acai berry

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said today it's cracking down on 10 operations that allegedly used fake news websites to market acai berry weight-loss products. The agency wants to shut down the sites posing as legitimate news sites and have titles like "News 6 News Alerts" and often feature...

A Florida company that sold acai weight loss pills, colon cleanses, teeth whiteners and other supplements has agreed to reimburse millions to consumers nationwide as part of a settlement over allegations of deceptive marketing practices, the Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said. XM Brands sold...

Scam warnings about the acai berry have been coming fast and furious for years now, yet every day new products appear, and existing products already on watch lists keep on rolling out in mail order packages, claiming to be touted by Oprah and charging unwitting buyers' credit cards. Why are people...

Just when you think you've figured out the bad guys, they come up with another con. But as a group, they made enough dumb maneuvers in 2009 to give us a good start on protecting ourselves in 2010. Here are 10 resolutions to help keep your dollars from flowing the wrong way out of your wallet and...

Oprah has been a leading voice in the exponential growth in sales of acai (pronounced ah-sigh-ee) products -- a fruit found in the Brazilian jungles heralded for its antioxidant powers. But now she's under attack for her endorsement from humanitarian types, who say the exploitation of the acai is...

There must be a trigger in the human brain that short-circuits when we see the word 'Free'. (not to mention the acai berry, which WalletPop named the #1 hottest product of 2008)The latest companies to make use of this fault to scam innocent, overweight consumers are Central Coast Nutraceuticals and...

Americans have always loved their miracle cures. Even better when they come from exotic locations, cure cancer, improves your sex life and put the hair back on your head. Little wonder the Acai berry (pronounced Ah-Sigh-EE), from Brazil's tropical rainforests, has become the "it" food of 2008. If...