Airborne is an American brand of dietary supplement containing herbal extracts, amino acids, antioxidants, electrolytes, vitamins, and other ingredients originally marketed as preventing the common cold and improving immune function.
[2] The former owners were fined by the Federal Trade Commission for deceptive advertising and were the subject of successful class actions.
The website does not list any side effects that one might experience after taking Airborne, aside from "some sensitivity to any of the vitamins or herbal extracts".
[6] She began infusing herbal and vitamin cocktails in the early 1990s and selling them in tablet form to local drug stores.
Because it is sold as a dietary supplement and not as a drug, current American law allows Airborne to be marketed without prior review and approval of testing results that demonstrate that it provides a medical remedy.
[1] In February 2006, ABC News discovered that GNG Pharmaceutical Services has no official clinic, scientists, or even doctors.
[12]The former makers of Airborne had been accused by the FTC of using false advertising[5] in its marketing and making unproven claims[13] that it could help ward off harmful bacteria and germs and help prevent the flu and the common cold.
In October 2009, Airborne was purchased by GF Capital Management and Advisors, LLC, a New York City-based private equity firm.