FDA, FTC Warn Public of Fraudulent 2009 H1N1 Influenza Products

The AP (5/5, Werner) reports, "The Food and Drug Administration has found at least 20 websites that may be fraudulently marketing products with claims that they guard against or cure swine flu, an agency official said Monday." One company, ReBuilderMedical Technologies Inc., has been given "48 hours to take corrective action or face criminal or regulatory action from the FDA," "The last thing any consumer needs right now is to be conned by someone selling fraudulent flu remedies," said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz. "The FTC will act swiftly against companies that resort to deceptive advertising."