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Response number: 59

Responder: ASASA

Date of response: May 17, 2010

Type of response: Ruling

Solal presents an expert witness who verifies their claims. ASASA rules in Solal's favour.

Claims dealt with in this response

Claim no 31: Solal Technologies Sugar has harmful effects made on 2009-12-01 - Hyperbole

Documents relevant to this claim

History of Solal Claims

Description

Solal presents a report by Rael Koping as an independent expert. Rael Koping is a Cape Town based dietitcian and ASA accepted his letter as evidence that the Solal claims have been substantiated by research.

The full ruling is here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4290627/SOLAL/ASARuling-NaturallySweetUpheldAppealBySolal17May2010.pdf

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