Weight Loss Products Maker Hit With False Advertising Class Action. A Los Angeles resident is suing the makers of a popular line of dietary supplements, alleging that the products weight loss claims are “false, misleading, deceptive and unlawful.”.
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. Jun 06, 2018 · This false advertising scandal proved a huge blow to Volkswagen; not only did the carmaker take a reputation hit and face a major FTC lawsuit, it also faced a potential $90 billion fine for 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 Jun 17, 2014 · Dr. Oz testifies about diet scams on Capitol 03:30 Popular TV talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz is defending his claims of "miracle" weight-loss supplements amid criticism from members of Congress. Specific Guidelines for Weight-loss Products. The FTC has had ongoing campaigns to halt false advertising in the weight-loss category since the mid-90s. To that effect, they have issued both advertising and consumer guides to try to diminish fraud.
$905,000 to settle false advertising charges in California making weight-loss claims about dietary supplements,
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2010/02/12 2019/06/01 2019/02/26 2017/10/16 The dietary supplement industry has long made millions off of the weight-loss consumer – and the worse the problem gets, the more products there are waiting to offer their magic. According to AC Neilson, in 2005 alone, U.S. consumers spent more than 322 million dollars on the category of weight-loss dietary supplements, shakes and bars, none of which are proven effective. In an effort to stay fit, lose weight, dodge diseases and limit medical costs, Americans spend billions of dollars on health-and-wellness products each year. Sadly, many of the claims companies make to boost sales turn out to be completely false or not substantiated by research.
The FTC said that Sensa’s weight-loss claim is false and unfounded, and Sensa has agreed to pay a whopping $26.5 million in one of the largest false-advertising settlements on record. But, the The Complaint responds, "Ms. Michaels knows better --taking two pills before eating does not miraculously cause weight loss." However, it seems that the plaintiff did not know better, so she claims she relied on Michaels' representation that the pills would help her lose weight. Feb 02, 2020 · The FTC targeted ads that appeared in many national women's magazines, advertising that rubbing lotion into your skin will produce substantial weight loss (Selfworx.com LLC), taking a pill made Aug 29, 2012 · On Aug. 20, a Massachusetts judge agreed to let New Balance pay $2.3 million to settle false advertising claims filed against the company by three women in 2011. The women, Kimberly Carey, Victoria Molinarolo and Shannon Dilbeck will get up to $5,000 each, according to court documents. Jun 17, 2014 · Sen. Claire McCaskill, chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance, led the panel that on Tuesday looked at false advertising for weight loss products. A Van Nuys company that sells pills that it claims make dieters "dream away a $162,500 penalty to settle a false advertising suit filed by Ventura County. will cause no weight loss, in our
Dishonest advertisers will say just about anything to get you to buy their weight loss products. Here are some of the (false) promises from weight loss ads: Lose weight without dieting or exercising. (You won’t.) You don’t have to watch what you eat to lose weight. (You do.) If you use this product, you’ll lose weight permanently. (Wrong
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