Aspen Bio-Oil response
June 13, 2013
ASPEN Australia has reacted to
recent advertisements by United
Prestige for Bio-Oil (PD 05 Jun),
saying that it has no association
with United Prestige and did not
authorise the use of its name.
United Prestige caused a stir late
last month (PD 20 May) when it
invited independent pharmacies
to “bypass big wholesalers” via
its global network which sources
“one-off opportunities [for] clearing
brand name parcels direct from
over 50 countries”.
In the ads United Prestige
claimed that it “legally imports into
Australia Bio-Oil - just ask Aspen,”
while the United Prestige website
also states that the product is
brought in legally under a Federal
Court agreement signed last Dec.
Aspen Australia Head of
Consumer OTC, Robert Barnes,
says he wants to clear up
“confusion in the market,” and
denies any agreement with United
Prestige allowing it to legally import
Bio Oil into Australia.
“Aspen holds the exclusive license
to distribute Bio Oil in Australia,
which complies with Australian
product, packaging and labelling
requirements,” Barnes said, adding
that it accepts no responsibility
for the quality of any products not
purchased via the official channel.
“Aspen is not aware of the
party from which United Prestige
purchases its Bio Oil stock and
as such cannot comment on the
source, legality or authenticity
of the product being supplied by
United Prestige,” he added.
Aspen also reminded pharmacists
that it “has invested and continues
to invest significant amounts of
money building the Bio Oil brand,
including extensive TV advertising,
and will continue to do so to
support this brand”.
Some other products advertised
by United Prestige have also
generated a reaction from their
local representatives, with PD asked
to remove some non TGA-approved
items from the advertisements.
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