The excellent work of the Treatment Action Campaign in the fight against HIV-quackery is well-known. The TAC now sponsors a blog, Quackdown, run by Nathan Gethen.
Gethen recently posted a very useful Quick guide to lodging complaints with ASASA, the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa. It covers when to complain, how to complain and explains the process. Individuals can lay complaints free of charge. If I only had this information when I took on BioStrath's claims on ADHD.
A hat tip to Dr. Harris Steinman from the excellent CAMcheck for alerting me to Quackdown. CAMcheck has many examples of complaints about quack advertisements and the outcomes.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
How to complain about quack claims in South Africa
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