Airborne, over the counter nutritional supplement (read on...) pushed as a miracle preparation to boost your immune system and thus cure and shorten the duration of colds, and make you less susceptible to catch one, turned out to be less than the sum of its parts (i.e. no workee as advertised) and the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) has fined the company 30 million dollars for making unsubstantiated claims. That number includes refunds to the purchasers, so if you got swindled into buying Airborne, apply early and apply often, as they say in Chicago…
Boys and girls, there is no conclusive scientific evidence whatsoever that the preparation can indeed prevent or cure colds. Besides, remember that if anybody pushes a miracle cure for cold, flu, Japanese encephalitis or a certain stubborn antibiotic-resistant strain of syphilis you are likely to catch only in a few places in Harbin, it is most likely fraud and snake oil. If this stuff really worked, the big boys of the pharmaceutical industry would be all over it for gads sake!!!
By the way, Airborne is considered a nutritional supplement, not a medication and thus is not regulated by the FDA (but the FDA can still go after the makers for fraudulent claims.)
There is more “good” news - the formula of Airborne may even be hazardous: two tablets of Airborne contain 10,000 IU of vitamin A, considered the maximum safe daily level, and the company dose instructions advise not exceeding three tablets a day.
So, IMO if you feel a flu or cold coming, save your pennies: if you have a balanced diet substituting a spoonful of dirt for two pills of Airborne may be as effective, perhaps even safer, not to mention much tastier...
Think and don’t be naïve!!!
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