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Response number: 71

Responder: ASASA

Date of response: June 29, 2011

Type of response: Ruling

This is a breach of a previous ruling. ASASA instructs Revivo to remove the Google ad. Revivo pleads ignorance of the ad so no sanctions instituted.

Claims dealt with in this response

Claim no 48: Aconite Medical Suppliers Treats AIDS made on 2011-05-23 - Untested and implausible

Description

The full ruling is here:

http://www.asasa.org.za/ResultDetail.aspx?Ruling=5627

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