5 Products That Weren't as Miraculous as Promised

POM Wonderful pomegranate juice is the latest product to find itself in hot water over its health claims, but it's far from alone. The Week lists 5 other exaggerators:

1. Mouthwash: Johnson and Johnson, CVS, and Walgreens all received reprimands from the FDA last week over unsubstantiated claims that their mouthwash brands could prevent gum disease.
2. Airborne: The cold remedy ("invented by a teacher!") settled a $23.3 million lawsuit rather than attempt to prove in court that it could cure the common cold

3. Activia: Dannon paid $45 million to settle a lawsuit over its "disingenuous" claims that Activia yogurt benefited digestion and boosted the immune system.
4. Rice Krispies: The company sold boxes featuring a hollow claim that its cereal boosted immunity—a claim it dropped in the midst of the swine flu bruhaha last year.

Click here for No. 5, which also happens to be a beverage. (More false advertising stories.)