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Article: FTC TO SUE AB BELT MAKERS.(NEWS)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- May 9, 2002
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Byline: Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- You can't get washboard abs just by strapping an electronic exercise belt around your waist and pushing a button, the government says - and the Federal Trade Commission is taking the companies that have used such claims to court.
The agency announced Wednesday it has filed three federal lawsuits, two in Las Vegas and one in San Diego, against the marketers of three ab belts - the AB Energizer, Ab Tronic and Fast Abs. The belts have ...