In Brief: FTC "Campana Alerta" for dietary supplements
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FTC "Campana Alerta" for dietary supplements: Federal Trade Commission announces "unprecedented" effort to prevent fraudulent ads directed at Spanish-speaking consumers, many of them for supplements, at a June 27 press conference in Dallas. As part of "Campana Alerta," FTC announces settlements with four companies: Mountain Springs and Max Perez for cat's claw sold under the Manaxx label; Leeka Products for Super Formula Reductora, Crema Sudadora Perfect Shape and Tratamiento para Combatir la Caida del Cabello; Kave Elahie, dba MEK International, for NutraTrim Bio-Active Cellulite Control Cream and NutraTrim Weight Loss Tablets; and Efficient Labs for Venoflash. The joint law enforcement effort, the result of a U.S./Mexico/Canada health fraud task force, includes public service announcements, consumer brochures and "many law enforcement actions and investigations," FTC states...