One Too Many For doTerra: Direct Seller Appeals Third Review Of Essential Oils Advertising In 2020
Executive Summary
DoTerra International appeals a National Advertising Division decision that claims its essential oils can help alleviate anxiety and improve focus are not supported. In the Utah firms’ third scrutiny tjhis year from NAD or the FTC, it argues NAD discounted reliable evidence and applied a “prohibitive” standard.
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