The Region - News from Aug. 20, 1985
Joseph Weider, head of a Woodland Hills body building firm, Weider Health & Fitness Inc., has agreed to refund up to $400,000 to customers who bought two products that the Federal Trade Commission claims were misrepresented, federal officials said. The settlement was reached as the result of a suit filed by the FTC last year claiming that two of the company’s products--Anabolic Mega-Pak and Dynamic Life Essence--were misrepresented as building muscularity and strength. The products, which the FTC said were advertised and sold as substitutes for anabolic steroids, cost about $25 a bottle. The products were pulled from shelves in September, after the suit was filed. The company is now required to notify its mail order customers of the refund. Others who purchased the item should contact the company, federal officials said.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Aug. 21, 1985 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Wednesday August 21, 1985 Home Edition Part 1 Page 2 Column 1 Metro Desk 3 inches; 75 words Type of Material: Correction
A story in The Times Tuesday, based on information received from the Federal Trade Commission, erroneously stated that two products, Anabolic Mega-Pak and Dynamic Life Essence, made by Woodland Hills-based Weider Health & Fitness Inc., were pulled from store shelves. The products are still being sold, according to the FTC and the manufacturer. The company, however, has agreed to refund up to $400,000 to customers who bought the products based on advertisements the government said misrepresented the items as building strength.
