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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
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 Posted - 03/20/2009 : 22:29:07
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One for the good guys.
FTC Charges QVC Home Shopping Channel With Making Deceptive Claims and Violating FTC Order
...According to the complaint announced today, QVC sold the challenged weight loss, cellulite treatment, and royal jelly products through live broadcasts in which a product representative talked with the QVC host about the purported benefits of the featured product. The spokespersons frequently described how well the product had worked for them, as well as others. These programs also featured on-air conversations with consumers who called in and often provided personal testimonials about the products. Throughout the program, the QVC host and product representative urged consumers to buy the products by calling a toll-free number displayed on the screen.
The complaint alleges that QVC violated the 2000 FTC order by making false claims that For Women Only “Zero Fat” pills prevent absorption of dietary fat. The complaint also alleges that QVC violated the FTC Order by making unsubstantiated advertising claims that:
* For Women Only weight control products cause substantial weight loss, for example, 50, 60, 100 pounds or more, and enable users to maintain their weight loss for a substantial period of time;
* For Women Only “Zero Fat” pills (with chitosan, herbs, and other ingredients) prevent fat absorption;
* For Women Only “Zero Carb” pills (with chromium, vanadium, glucosol, gymena sylvestre leaf, and other ingredients) prevent sugar and carbohydrates from being stored as fat;
* Lite Bites products (including “Fat Fighting Bars” and “Fat Fighting System Shakes,” containing chromium picolinate, garcinia cambogia, L-carnitine, herbs, vitamins, fiber, and other ingredients) enable users to lose substantial weight, including, for example, 52, 80, 110, 125 pounds or more, and enable users to maintain their weight loss for a substantial period of time; and
* Bee-Alive dietary supplements containing royal jelly (a substance secreted from the salivary glands of nurse bees and fed to newly laid larvae) significantly reduce fatigue in users with chronic or severe fatigue; and significantly increase energy, strength, or stamina in users who recently have had surgery or suffer from various illnesses or conditions, such as fibromyalgia, Lupus, and Epstein Barr virus.
Violations of FTC orders carry a penalty of up to $11,000 per violation.
In addition, the FTC complaint alleges that QVC violated the FTC Act by making unsubstantiated claims that Lipofactor Cellulite Target Lotion (a topical product not covered by the 2000 FTC order) eliminates or significantly reduces cellulite without diet or exercise and causes measurable inch loss; and that tests prove the product works... |
Chitosan happens to be one of the ingredients in the Enforma diet that was pushed by Steve Garvey. The FTC shut that down too.
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Genetic Literacy Project |
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FTC nails QVC for making false diet claims
