Class Action Lawsuit Against Trimspa
There is a class action lawsuit filed against the Trimspa weight loss company. Anna Nicole Smith and Trimspa are being sued in a class action lawsuit by One lady and three other defendants in California. They claim that deceptive business practices were used and violated California’s unfair competition law. Anna Nicole Smith had previously (in 2003) claimed that she lost 69 pounds while using the Trimspa weight loss pills. It was later learned that she also took other aids to help her lose weight at the same time she was taking Trimspa. This was not the first lawsuit filed against the company. Anna Nicole became the Trimspa spokesperson in 2003 after her claim of losing the 69 pounds. She was in commercials and banner ad campaigns for Trimspa and the sales of Trimspa diet pills soared for several years. Then the lawsuits began to surface and the Federal Trade Commission fined Trimspa $1.5 million for false advertising. The company agreed to pay it on January 4, 2007 they claim, not because they are guilty, but because they wanted the Federal trade Commission to stop their investigation of the company. The investigation had been going on for about two years. The Trimspa sales have been declining for the last three years and some people feel that they are not going to last much longer. Anna Nicole’s presence may have helped them in 2003 but she is not here to help them climb out of the hole this time. Only time will tell what they plan to do in the future. The lawsuits may be the end of the company.
Some people have complained that the diet pills did nothing for them. Others stated that they lost a few pounds then gained them all back plus more after they stopped taking the pills. Some had to stop taking the Trimspa pills because they had side effects from the pills. The Trimspa company lists some of the ingredients in the pills on each bottle but they do not tell how much of each ingredient is in each pill. There are also a few ingredients they are keeping a secret but they assure the government that they are all natural products. The Food and Drug Administration has no authority over products which are considered supplements because they are made from all natural ingredients and no drugs are involved. The ingredients named on the bottle are chromium, vanadium, glucomannan, sodium carbxymethylcellulose, hoodia gordonii, green tea extract, cocoa extract, glucosamine, and citrus naringin. The hoodia gordonii replaced the ephedra which used to be an ingredient before it was banned in the United States.
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