Ad Firm Behind Bogus Weight Loss Claims Fined $2M: Health And Wellness Industry News
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
FTC and Maine would collect $2m under a settlement on complaint that Marketing Architects created ads for a weight loss supplement firm already targeted by FTC for false claims; Long Life Unlimited warned on claims; and UK catalog claims healing powers for meristem.
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