The FTC has investigated, sued, and stopped many companies that made false weight loss claims in their ads. One such company, LeanSpa, used fake websites and false news reports to promote their bogus products. Today, the FTC launched a new website, based partly on the LeanSpa case, to help people identify false weight loss claims.
Jan 18, 2017 Let's be real: a lot of advertisements for protein supplements are pretty ridiculous. hit a peak in 2015 when a lawsuit was filed against MusclePharm, the Just like with muscle growth, a diet rich in protein or supplemented Apr 13, 2018 False advertising issues continue to plague brand names and "Diet Coke" — Putative consumer class action filed in California federal court for dietary and nutritional supplements on deceptiveness grounds because the Feb 28, 2018 The science, she alleged, shows Diet Coke consumption actually order deeming such use false or misleading would indirectly impose a which sued Coca-Cola last January over its advertising tactics, which And, last March, a high court in Nigeria ruled that Coca-Cola products could be “poisonous.". Dec 1, 2017 Using a panel data set of consumer purchases and firm advertising, the authors in our data, the FTC investigated four products for making false health claims. with the $4 million fund it settled to in a 2013 class-action lawsuit. A large portion of FTC cases (>30%) pertain to weight-loss products. Feb 11, 2010 “The Biggest Loser” Trainer Jillian Michaels Sued For False Advertising Christensen filed the lawsuit after purchasing the “Jillian Michaels Maximum The diet pill packaging includes a photo of Jillian Michaels, along with
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Aug 15, 2019 · The FTC has investigated, sued, and stopped many companies that made false weight loss claims in their ads. One such company, LeanSpa, used fake websites and false news reports to promote their bogus products. Today, the FTC launched a new website, based partly on the LeanSpa case, to help people identify false weight loss claims. FTC Sues Sellers of Weight-Loss Pills for False Advertising On February 8, 2008 the The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charged a business operation with violating federal law by falsely claiming that its weight-loss pills cause users to lose weight without dieting or exercise. Feb 26, 2019 · A supplement company paid a third-party website to write misleading reviews about a weight-loss drug By Nick Statt @nickstatt Feb 26, 2019, 8:46pm EST Share this story
Jan 08, 2014 · Weight-loss products accounted for 13 percent of the fraud claims submitted to the F.T.C. in 2011, the most recent data available. That is more than twice the number in any other category.
On November 27, 2012, Sensa Products LLC, maker of the Sensa Weight Loss System, announced it agreed to settle a false advertising lawsuit filed by the Nutritional Supplemental Task Force in California, without an admission of guilt. February 2015: A federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a false advertising class-action lawsuit against Basic Research LLC, the manufacturer of the weight-loss supplement Akävar 20/50. The complaint, which was originally filed in 2007 and amended in 2008, alleges that the company falsely advertises the supplement as a “foolproof” and “guaranteed” way to lose weight without diet and exercise, and that scientific studies support such claims when, in reality, the
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2019/05/22 Aug 15, 2019 · The FTC has investigated, sued, and stopped many companies that made false weight loss claims in their ads. One such company, LeanSpa, used fake websites and false news reports to promote their bogus products. Today, the FTC launched a new website, based partly on the LeanSpa case, to help people identify false weight loss claims. FTC Sues Sellers of Weight-Loss Pills for False Advertising On February 8, 2008 the The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charged a business operation with violating federal law by falsely claiming that its weight-loss pills cause users to lose weight without dieting or exercise.
Jan 8, 2014 But it's a false claim, the Federal Trade Commission says. "This is the second- biggest deceptive advertising settlement in FTC history," Jessica Rich, director of the But drug companies are struggling to find a safe diet pill.
Sensa isn't a diet. It's a product that you sprinkle on your food that promises to help you feel full and lose weight. Sensa ads have been misleading, according to the Federal Trade Commission