Nutraceuticals & Dietary Supplements
The nutraceutical and dietary supplement industry is a heavily regulated one, including by the Federal Trade Commission. The role of the FTC is to ensure that consumers are provided with accurate information so that they can make informed decisions. It has primary responsibility for advertising claims. Strong scientific support for health-related claims is required by the FTC and the agency has taken action against supplement manufacturers, ad agencies, distributors, retailers, catalog companies, infomercial producers and others involved in deceptive promotions.
Richard Newman Quoted by Law.com on FTC’s First “Review Hijacking” Action
FTC advertising compliance and defense lawyer Richard B. Newman was recently quoted in an article for Law.com titled “FTC Bags First Settlement in Probe of ‘Review Hijacking’ in E-Commerce.” The article discusses the FTC’s first case alleging “review hijacking,” in which a marketer steals or repurposes reviews of another product. The case involves a marketer…
Read Article...FTC Sends Letters Warning 50 More Marketers to Cease Unsubstantiated COVID-19 Prevention Claims
The Federal Trade Commission announced it has sent letters warning 50 more marketers nationwide to immediately cease making unsubstantiated claims that their products and therapies can treat or prevent COVID-19. This is the fifth set of warning letters the FTC has announced as part of its ongoing efforts to protect consumers from health-related COVID-19 scams.…
Read Article...FTC Stops Internet Marketers’ Deceptive Free Trial Offers
The Federal Trade Commission’s has announced that it has halted the operation of a group of San Diego-based Internet marketers alleged to have deceptively advertised free trial offers and enrolled consumers in ongoing continuity plans without obtaining lawful consent. A federal court has froze assets and appointed an temporary receiver. The complaint states that the defendants market and sell a variety of products online,…
Read Article...Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Whey Protein Manufacturers Engaged in “Protein Spiking”
On August 25, 2014, a class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of consumers that purchased the protein supplement “Body Fortress Super Advanced Whey Protein. The named Defendants are United States Nutrition, Inc., Healthwatchers, Inc., and parent company, NBTY, Inc. The Complaint alleges that, Body Fortress…
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