{"id":5658,"date":"2017-11-05T13:07:08","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T13:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/?p=5658"},"modified":"2017-11-05T13:07:08","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T13:07:08","slug":"ftc-obtains-40-million-in-sanctions-in-weight-loss-advertising-battle-with-beleaguered-supplement-manufacturer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/ftc-obtains-40-million-in-sanctions-in-weight-loss-advertising-battle-with-beleaguered-supplement-manufacturer\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC Obtains $40 Million in Sanctions in Weight Loss Advertising Battle with Beleaguered Supplement Manufacturer"},"content":{"rendered":"

FTC Obtains $40 Million in Sanctions in Weight Loss Advertising Battle with Beleaguered Supplement Manufacturer<\/h1>\n

By Josh Long<\/a><\/p>\n

What began in 2004 with a government complaint filed over weight loss advertisements has culminated 13 years later in one of the largest monetary judgments ever obtained by the Federal Trade Commission (Commission) in a case involving dietary supplements.<\/p>\n

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Commenting on Pannell\u2019s order in a press release, the Commission noted it may use all or part of the $40 million judgment to provide refunds to duped consumers who purchased the supplements.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe court\u2019s decision sends a strong message that companies marketing these products need to have proper scientific evidence to support their advertising claims,” said Evan Mendelson, an FTC staff attorney who worked on the case, in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n

Read full article and learn more about Deceptive Advertising here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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