{"id":528,"date":"2015-09-16T11:51:21","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T11:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/?p=528"},"modified":"2017-03-17T05:53:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T05:53:36","slug":"ftc-reaches-settlement-with-health-app-vendor-over-false-claims-ihealthbeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/ftc-reaches-settlement-with-health-app-vendor-over-false-claims-ihealthbeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Solved! FTC Reaches Settlement With Health App Vendor Over False Claims – iHealthBeat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FTC Reaches Settlement With Health App Vendor Over False Claims<\/h1>\n
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Just when I think I've seen<\/em>\u00a0it all, The Mole Detective\u00a0appears… Details on the case below,\u00a0and how this apps owners are being brought to justice for deceptive claims by the FTC.<\/p>\n

Background<\/h3>\n

In February, an FTC complaint charged Avrom Lasarow and his company L Health with false advertising of its Mole Detective apps (Slabodkin, Health Data Management<\/em>, 8\/14).<\/p>\n

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An FTC review of the apps' advertising found that the company had “deceptively claimed the apps accurately analyzed melanoma risk and could assess such risk in early stages.”<\/p>\n

The developer and initial marketer of the Mole Detective apps, New Consumer Solutions, agreed to a $3,930 settlement. However, Lasarow — the owner of L Health, a separate, British marketing firm that acquired the app — initially had refused to settle with FTC (iHealthBeat<\/em><\/a>, 2\/24).<\/p>\n

Details of Settlement<\/h3>\n

Under the new settlement, Lasarow is “prohibited from making any misleading or unsubstantiated claims about the health benefits or efficacy of any product or service, including that a device detects or diagnoses melanoma.”<\/p>\n

Jessica Rich, director of FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, in a statement said, “We haven't found any scientific evidence that Mole Detective can accurately assess melanoma risk.”<\/p>\n

The settlement also included a fine against Lasarow of more than $58,000. The fine has been suspended based on Lasarow's inability to pay it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

via FTC Reaches Settlement With Health App Vendor Over False Claims – iHealthBeat<\/a><\/p>\n

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