Read a review of the popular weight loss drug Trimspa, including a list of individual ingredients and dosage recommendations. The original Trimspa formula contained the stimulant herb ephedra, but the product was reformulated into an ephedra-free version after concerns about the safety of ephedra (e
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 Ad agency to pay $2 million for role in deceptive weight loss and “free” offers. We haven’t tried bullhorns or signal flares yet, but aside from that, it’s tough to imagine a tactic the FTC hasn’t taken to warn businesses about the risks of involving themselves in deceptive weight loss promotions. Add to that list of fair warnings the $2 million judgment announced by the FTC and the Maine AG against Marketing Architects, an ad agency that created and disseminated radio ads for diet Consumers should carefully evaluate advertising claims for weight-loss products. For more information, see the FTC’s guidance for consumers of products and services advertised for Weight Loss & Fitness. The FTC also has new guidance for media outlets on spotting false weight-loss claims in advertising. Two popular types of class action lawsuits brought against dietary supplement companies are those based on false advertising or misbranding. These types of class action lawsuits are based not on the theory that the product is dangerous or has physically hurt someone, but rather, that consumers were defrauded into purchasing the product. On Wednesday, a New York federal judge dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing of neglecting to perform its due diligence in preventing the sale of weight loss supplements comprising a dangerous and prohibited ingredient called sibutramine” by third party vendors. Meridia® is a prescription diet medication used to treat. Mar 21, 2019 · GNC diet pills came under fire several years ago with a lawsuit against the company filed by the state of Oregon. The Oregon lawsuit argued that the dietary supplements sold by GNC were laced with illegal drugs. According to that lawsuit, the amphetamine-like stimulant BMPEA was used in GNC diet pills sold as supplements. As argued in the lawsuit, those ingredients were not approved for human use in the United States and were not considered natural.
February 2015: A federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a false advertising class-action lawsuit against Basic Research LLC, the manufacturer of the weight-loss supplement Akävar 20/50. The complaint, which was originally filed in 2007 and amended in 2008, alleges that the company falsely advertises the supplement as a “foolproof” and “guaranteed” way to lose weight without diet and exercise, and that scientific studies support such claims when, in reality, the
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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.
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May 17, 2019 · A false advertising dietary supplement lawsuit alleges the claims made about the product are not substantiated, and thus, consumers purchased the product based on false and misleading advertising. This means that any claims made about a dietary supplement must be based on real-life tests, analysis, research, and studies conducted by qualified
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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.