Five US dietary supplement companies are facing lawsuits for marketing cancer cures, while another six firms have settled out of court following a crack down by the nation’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
A group of defendants allegedly involved in selling bogus weight
loss hoodia supplements through illegal spam e-mails have settled
charges with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
NutraIngredients-USA examines the enforcement strategy of the US
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its efforts to ensure that the
marketing claims made by food and dietary supplement manufacturers
are accurate and substantiated.
Californian ingredients supplier Resveratrol Partners has
criticized the National Advertising Division of the Council of
Better Business Bureaus (NAD), a voluntary media watchdog, for
failing to enforce its own rulings.
Purity Life Health Products has announced an exclusive distribution
deal with Dynakor Pharmacal for the distribution of its new diet
product, Akävar 20/50, in Canada.
The Federal Trade Commission has announced it will be accepting
refund requests from consumers for dietary supplement Xenadrine
EFX, furthering its mission to draw attention to manufacturers
making false and unsubstantiated claims.
As part of its assurances that it will be tough on dietary
supplement manufacturers who market with false claims, the Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) has clamped down on a company that allegedly
hid assets to avert paying a full settlement.
The Federal Trade Commission announced settlements totalling $25mn
with four well-known weight-loss pill marketers, sending out
another warning to companies making unsubstantiated claims to
consumers.
Regulation introduced by the British government to protect children
from junk food advertising is far more effective than the voluntary
US approach, an American consumer lobby group has said.
The dietary supplement industry needs to band together,
self-regulate and contribute to political action committees in
order to secure consumer respect and legislative support, agreed
speakers at Friday's State of the Industry...
The FTC has ordered the makers of 'cure all' Seasilver to pay
almost $120mn for failing to comply with an earlier order to
reimburse consumers - thereby signaling to infringing companies
that it stands by its rulings.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week sent warning letters
to 34 website operators making claims that natural alternatives to
hormone replacement therapy (HRT) will prevent or treat diseases
like cancer, heart disease, or osteoporosis.
The Federal Trade Commission has shown once again that it is
prepared to flex its muscles over false and unsubstantiated claims
for weight loss products, having reached a $100,000 settlement with
Iworx and Selfworx.com, marketers...
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has called on the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the business
practices of ConsumerLab.com, alleging that it "intimidates
manufacturers to pay for its services".
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has asked the FDA
to take into account relevant information on the traditional use of
herbs when substantiating claims for products that contain them.
The Federal Trade Commission has charged more supplement companies
with deceptive advertising for weight-loss products that are said
to have included the banned substance ephedra.
Dietary supplement marketers, including those behind the
controversial SeaSilver product, are to pay millions in consumer
redress in the latest wave of charges against false claims.
Direct mail marketers have agreed to pay $2.2 million in consumer
redress and to stop certain deceptive advertising practices to
settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false and
unsubstantiated claims for weight loss...
Three coral calcium marketers have been prohibited in a new FTC
settlement from making claims that suggest the product can treat or
cure cancer, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, high blood
pressure, and other serious diseases.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has drawn up a set of
guidelines to assist the media in the voluntary screening of 'too
good to be true' weight loss products and supplements.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled with yet another
maker of weight loss supplements, charged for using false and
unsubstantiated product claims.
Canada-based Bio-Lab has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission
charges that it deceived consumers through false and
unsubstantiated advertising of its 'Quick Slim Fat Blocker' and
'Cellu-Fight' products.
The Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration
take action against two companies for making unsubstantiated
medical claims about the 'cure-all' dietary supplement Seasilver.
Unither Pharma and United Therapeutics Corporation have agreed to
settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that they made
deceptive claims in advertising for their HeartBar product,
reported the FTC.
Vitamin maker Rexall Sundown is to pay up to $12 million to resolve
Federal Trade Commission charges regarding its marketing of the
dietary supplement 'Cellasene', a purported treatment for
cellulite.
The Federal Trade Commission has charged Slim Down Solution,
Maderia Management, and several related companies and individuals
with using false claims in the marketing of its so-called
weight-loss product, 'Slim Down Solution.'
A US District Court in Texas has ordered Mark Nutritionals, maker
of Body Solutions Evening Weight Loss Formula, to stop making
certain claims about its product. The order is in response to a
complaint by the Federal Trade Commission...
A former baseball star who made false and deceptive claims for a
weight-loss product is being sued by the Federal Trade Commission
this week for $1.1 million.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has received a settlement of
$30,000 from Robert Waitkus, a businessman running an illegal
pyramid operation selling unlicenced dietary supplements.