ERSP Refers NVE Pharmaceuticals’ AppuLoss Weight-Loss Ads To FTC
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Electronic Retailing Self-Regulation Program referred advertising for NVE Pharmaceuticals' AppuLoss dietary supplement to the Federal Trade Commission after the firm failed to respond to an inquiry
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