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    Posted: August 16 2008 at 11:20am

I know we have a few topics of recalls, but

I thought we should have an on going topic of recalls that offer rebates to the public. Annie

 
You can claim your refund by filling out a form at this Web site. Airborne will refund the full price of all Airborne products for which you have a proof of purchase.

But if you don't have a receipt, you can still get a refund on up to six products. The company will give you $10.50 per box of Seasonal Airborne, $2.75 per box of Gummi Airborne, and $6.99 for all other Airborne products.

Other information that I found: 
There is a class action lawsuit against Airborne Health (the company that makes the effervescent immune support drink). If you purchased any of their products between May 1, 2001 and November 29, 2007, you may be eligible for a full refund.

For more details, check the settlement website:
AirborneHealthSettlement.com, call them at 888-952-9080, or write:

Airborne Class Action Settlement Administrator
PO Box 1897
Faribault, MN 55021-7152.

FILE A CLAIM
Note: It seems odd that the following writer would write about a recall and not give an address or telephone number on how to get the rebate. In searching for this information, I found an earlier rebate offer posted above, hope this helps.
 
I'm mailing in for my rebate. I still have three containers on the storage shelf. I'm going to carry them to the Walmart pharmacy and get them to hand write me a recipt on what I paid for the three and see if they will rebate the other three that were consumed.  Here is the rebate information I found.

The rebate address is as follows:
Airborne Rebates
P.O. Box 2884
Carmel, CA 93921

 
Please be sure that you include the 6 proofs of purchase and receipt(s) along with your return address on a separate piece of paper (a precaution in case your return address on the envelope is not legible or is damaged during mail processing at the post office). If you do not send in the required elements, your materials and envelope will be marked as incomplete and mailed back to you. If you have satisfied all the requirements, your coupon for a free tube will be mailed out to you within 12 to 18 weeks.

2. I forgot to save my receipts for the free package of Airborne; can I still take advantage of the offer?
The receipt requirement is standard procedure, which we must follow in order to fulfill the promotion. We require the receipts for tax, legal and auditing purposes. Perhaps you can go back to the store or pharmacy where you purchased the product and ask the store manager or pharmacist to handwrite a receipt showing the purchase price and store location.

The fulfillment center will accept this as proof of receipt. CVS and a number of other stores who have been with Airborne from the beginning are very accommodating of requests of this nature. We apologize for the inconvenience and assure you it is not our intention to prevent you from receiving a free tube. We realize our loyal customers are the reason Airborne has been such a success. Thank you for your cooperation.
 
If you have any further questions, please feel free to call our
toll free number (800) 590-9794.
 

Airborne Coughs Up Millions to Settle Suit

By Annys Shin  Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, August 15, 2008; Page D01

Over the past decade, millions of consumers, including Oprah, have come to swear by Airborne -- fizzy orange tablets containing vitamins, herbs and minerals that its makers for years said keeps cold germs at bay.

Gena Crowe of Fairfax says she doesn't get on a plane without it. "If I feel like a sore throat is coming on," she said, "it seems to take it away."

Airborne, however, when used as directed does not prevent class-action lawsuits, charges of deceptive advertising -- or, according to the government, the common cold.

"There is no credible evidence that Airborne products . . . will reduce the severity or duration of colds, or provide any tangible benefit for people who are exposed to germs in crowded places," said Lydia Parnes, director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, which filed a complaint against Airborne's makers.

The remedy prescribed by the FTC is for Airborne to pay consumers back for as many as six purchases, a nationwide total of as much as $30 million.

Under a settlement announced yesterday, the privately held Airborne Health, based in Bonita Springs, Fla., will add $6.5 million to funds it has already agreed to pay to settle a related class-action lawsuit. That suit, which alleged that Airborne falsely claimed its products could cure or prevent colds, was settled earlier this year for $23.5 million. Consumers who bought Airborne products between 2001 and 2008 have until Sept. 15 to apply for a refund for as many as six purchases, the FTC said. Claims will be paid by Oct. 15, 2008, the company said in a statement.

Airborne said it had already begun to change its packaging and marketing language. "It's important to note that this is a settlement over older advertising and labeling, and has nothing to do with public safety," said Airborne chief executive Elise Donahue. "We've offered a money-back guarantee for our products since 1997, and we have millions of satisfied customers. A class-action lawsuit sparked this matter. We're just one of many major consumer brands across America that are under assault by class-action lawyers."

Steven Gardner, director of litigation for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a Washington advocacy group that was part of the class-action suit, vouched for the change but said it doesn't get Airborne off the hook.

"The fact they got away with it for years is not a reason they should not be held responsible for it," he said.

Three of the FTC's four commissioners voted to approve the deal. Commissioner Thomas Rosch dissented, saying the FTC should not have let Airborne use its existing inventory of paper cartons and display trays until Oct. 31, 2008, for fear of continuing to "perpetuate misperceptions" about the products.

The government's allegations of deceptive advertising have not hurt Airborne's standing with some local customers.

"Even if Airborne isn't doing anything for you, believing it helps," said microbiologist Stephanie Scovel-Toney, 28, of Fredericksburg.

"It may be mental, but it works for me," said Robin Roane, 46, manager of an Alexandria nonprofit. "I can't tell you the last time I had a cold."

Such responses don't surprise Gardner. "It is pretty much impossible to prove that it didn't prevent a cold if you don't get a cold," he said.

Airborne hit the market in the late 1990s with a bright yellow box and a testimonial that was hard to beat. Its creator was Victoria Knight-McDowell, a second-grade teacher near Carmel, Calif., who got tired of catching colds from her students.

She started selling in 1997, three after Congress voted to allow dietary supplement makers to claim their products have an effect on a body structure or function, such as the immune system. However, they can't claim to cure or treat illnesses without FDA approval.

The notion that a school teacher found a way to stave off germs from runny-nosed 7-year-olds proved to be advertising gold. Soon, Airborne-and-water ****tails became a favorite in-flight beverage for frequent fliers. Annual sales jumped from $21.4 million to more than $100 million in one year after Knight-McDowell appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2004.

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ClapMore different information: How do I file a claim?

You may file your claim online at this website, by clicking here.
If you do not wish to submit a claim online, you can also file your claim by mail.
You may get a claim form in one of three ways:
  1. by clicking here,
  2. by calling 1-888-952-9080, or
  3. by writing the Airborne Class Action Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 1897, Faribault, MN 55021-7152. 

 What is the deadline for filing a claim?

Claim Forms must be signed and postmarked (or, if submitted online, they must be received) no later than Midnight, September 15, 2008.

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