It seems these Kardashian chicks just can’t stay out of trouble for long. Kim Kardashian and her sister Khloe Kardashian are facing a class-action lawsuit against them for their diet product QuickTrim. According to reports this drug is loaded with caffeine which is not a safe or effective way to shed pounds. Who wants to be healthy as long as you can be skinny anyways?
Kim Kardashian and her sister Khloe face a possible class-action lawsuit over their diet product QuickTrim, which detractors say contains high levels of caffeine, an ingredient that’s “not safe or effective for weight loss.”
Kim and Khloe caused a stir over their paid endorsement of the product, which features a picture of bikini-clad Kim. It has reportedly generated $45 million in revenue since they struck the deal with New Jersey-based Windmill Health Products in 2009.
Law firm Bursor & Fisher is preparing a suit against Windmill and the marketing claims made by the Kardashians. An e-mail it sent to product users included a link to the firm’s Web site, which states, “The active ingredient in QuickTrim weight loss products is a large dose of caffeine . . . The FDA has determined that caffeine is not safe or effective for weight loss.”
Partner Scott A. Bursor told us, “My firm has been retained by an individual that purchased QuickTrim, and we are investigating the matter. We have provided written notice of our client’s claims to the company and others involved in marketing QuickTrim,” and his firm is reaching out to other QuickTrim users. Bursor & Fisher has won or settled cases against firms peddling products including hair loss remedy Avacor and diet supplement Xenadrine.
In January 2010, Kim said she used QuickTrim to shed 15 pounds in weeks. Last year she tweeted that she was using it to get in shape for her wedding, and Khloe also claimed she lost 15 pounds.
Maybe the Kardashia family should endorse the old fashion way of losing weight; get off your ass and try moving a little. And let’s be serious here, how the hell do you endorse anything that will help you lose weight when you have an ass the size of Texas and a sister that could make the Jolly Green Giant pant with excitement?
