Airborne Health Inc has agreed to pay $7 million to settle investigations by 32 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia over false claims about the benefits of its fruit-flavored products.

The company makes popular dietary supplements with vitamins, minerals and herbs that help support the immune system, it says. The supplements are said to help ward off harmful bacteria and germs and also to help prevent the flu and the common cold.

Although the manufacturer recommends that Airborne be taken "at the first sign of a cold symptom, or before entering crowded environments, like airplanes and offices," Airborne has not undergone any testing by the US Food and Drug Administration. Because it is sold as a dietary supplement and not as a drug, current law allows it to be sold without undergoing such testing to demonstrate that it provides a medical remedy.

Airborne Founder and Chief Executive Victoria Knight-McDowell said in a statement the settlement is meant “to close the book on these legal and regulatory issues” although “we believe the legal claims against Airborne were unjustified.”

So the company agreed to pay $7 million to settle allegations by 32 states that it made false claims about the benefits of its products said to support immune system through “its blend of vitamins and minerals.”

The company released a statement on Tuesday saying the agreement “will have no impact on our products or on the ability of consumers to buy them, because it deals with language that had already been dropped from our adverting and labeling.”

Just a few months ago, Airborne reached a $23.5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit as well as a $7 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.