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Acai Berry Company Temporarily Shut Down By FTC Over Billing Practices
Last summer, Central Coast Nutraceuticals settled a deceptive practices charge from Arizona’s Attorney General by promising to pay $1.4 million in fines. Now the company, which peddles acai berry and...
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FTC Cracks Down On Fake News Sites Shilling For Acai Berries
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is taking a harsh legal stand against 10 companies and individuals marketing acai berry weight-loss products online by using fake news websites which imply endorsement...
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Science Finds Way To Add Probiotics, Fiber & Antioxidants To Your Hot Fudge...
The other night, while I was going hog-wild on a pint of something containing fudge, peanut butter, sprinkles and unicorn horn, I thought to myself, “If only there could be some health benefit to...
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Debt Collectors Out To Prove They Are Not All Zombie Bullies Who Want To Eat...
For decades, U.S. debt collectors have plied their trade under the watchful but lazy eye of the Federal Trade Commission, which has the authority to go after the worst of the bunch but can’t create new...
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FTC Crackdown Does Little To Curb Ads For Fake News Sites
Even though the Federal Trade Commission recently appeared to be coming down hard on “news” sites shilling for things like acai juice, it looks like those sites are not only still around, but links to...
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Those "1 Tip For A Tiny Belly" Ads Are (Shocker!) A Scam
Probably the most shocking part of this story is that it took so long to reveal what seems to be kind of a given: Those ubiquitous “1 Tip for a Tiny Belly” ads are a scam, says the Federal Trade...
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FTC Finally Permanently Shuts Down Fake News Sites Shilling For Acai Berries
It was nine months ago that the Federal Trade Commission announced its crackdown on companies that created sites aimed to look like news reports that were really just advertisements for supplements and...
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FTC Pulls Plug On Sites That Made $359 Million On Bogus "Free" Offers
If you’re a Consumerist reader, you’re probably the type of online shopper that would be wary of a website promising a “free trial” period. But every year, millions of Americans think they’re getting...
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Vitaminwater Labeling Lawsuit Can Continue, But Plaintiffs Probably Won’t Be...
(M. Bitter)It’s been more than four years since the Center for Science in the Public Interest and others filed its lawsuit against Coca-Cola for allegedly overstating the health benefits of...
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FTC Settles Charges Of Deceptive Advertising Against Four Weight-Loss...
(afagen) Put down that shaker of Sensa. Those promises of shedding 30 pounds while eating french fries and sitting on the couch aren’t real. We know — who would have thunk it? Well, the Federal Trade...
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Dr. Oz Grilled By Senator Over “Miracle” Weight-Loss Claims
Dr. Oz testifying on Tuesday morning before a Senate consumer protection subcommittee.Since he started appearing on pal Oprah Winfrey’s show a decade ago, and especially since he launched his own...
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Company That Marketed Weight-Loss Products With Fake News Sites Must Return...
(afagen) UPDATE: The Federal Trade Commission has revised the judgement amount that LeadClick Media must return to consumers. The company must provide $11.9 million in redress, down from the previous...
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American Airlines Flight Turns Around After Bird Strike Leaves 2-Foot Dent In...
A bird might be small compared to a jetliner, but get a whole bunch of them together and they can do some pretty serious damage. Passengers on an American Airlines flight out of Seattle found that out...
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A federal appeals court has granted a request from 16 attorneys general to allow them to intervene in a long-running legal challenge to billions of dollars in federal subsidies provided by the...
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