Class Action Lawsuit over Airborne Settled

Airborne, the product that is said to help ward off cold and flu symptoms, have found themselves in a bit of trouble. A tentative $23 million dollar settlement has been reached. The lawsuit came to fruition when Airborne claimed that their product could cure and prevent the common cold. It seemed that Airborne had a study, which they promoted widely on their product boxes, stating that out of 120 people who participated in the study, 47% showed no symptoms of the cold or flu. ABC News actually debunked the myth behind the healing qualities of Airborne. With this settlement, Airborne will be refunding money back to consumers who were deceived into believing that this product worked for them. In addition, Airborne will also be recalling their products.

On a personal level, I have purchased Airborne several times. I always believed in truth in advertising, but I knew that some claims were too good to be true. I work in a hospital setting and when I would feel the slightest symptom of a cold, I would immediately take the Airborne products. Overall, it seemed to work for me. I think that I took it early enough to be effective in helping to decrease the symptoms that I was experiencing. I remember hearing about the Airborne studies, which stated that nearly half of the people who took the Airborne product were symptom free. I felt better most of the time, and usually I had very mild symptoms of having a cold that were both annoying than bothersome, as a typical cold usually is. Airborne is nothing but a herbal supplement, but it seemed to give people the false hope of being able to cure a cold. It states specifically on the Airborne website that it is not intended to cure the common cold, but rather it "helps to boost your immune system to help fight germs and viruses."

Airborne is great when you are going to be in an environment where there are going to be a large group of people with a large group of germs, but to rely on it as a cure all for the common cold is senseless. Airborne seemed to have falsely lead people into believing that it was safe alternative for alleviating the common cold, by boasting results of a study on it's packaging, stating that 47% of people taking Airborne experienced no cold symptoms after taking Airborne.

For more information about this settlement, you can check out: http://www.airbornehealthsettlement.com/

You can file your claim online or through regular mail.

If you have proof of your Airborne purchase, you can file for an unlimited number of reimbursements. However, if you do not have proof of you Airborne purchases, you can only claim up to 6 boxes of Airborne product.