$350,000 for acai berry drink customers

Posted by Caitlin on June 26th, 2009

A couple of weeks ago, Joe blogged about the acai berry and the outlandish claims made about its supposed health benefits. Yesterday, Arizona's Attorney General announced a settlement with Central Coast Nutraceuticals, an Arizona based company that markets an acai drink. The company has agreed to pay a record $1,375,000 to settle a lawsuit over their deceptive practices. $350,000 will be distributed among consumers who were scammed or misled by Central Coast Nutraceuticals. The Better Business Bureau received over 2200 complaints about the company in one year. Many of these complaints came from customers who attempted to take advantage of a "risk-free trial offer" and were charged for other products and services that they did not request. Their calls and emails were ignored when they attempted to contact Central Coast Nutraceuticals regarding these charges.

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