Consumer advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest has filed a federal lawsuit over artificial sweetener Splenda Essentials, claiming that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary McNeil Nutritionals is misleading consumers about the product’s supposed health benefits.
In a press release, CSPI says that Splenda Essentials’ marketing is designed to give the false impression that the sweetener confers health benefits, such as helping its users lose weight and avoid disease.
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Even as Johnson & Johnson is settling previous charges that may cost about $2.2 billion, the government is making new inquiries into allegations that the company used illegal tactics to promote and market its drugs, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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