The home shopping channel violated a previous final order prohibiting QVC from using deceptive advertising practices to market weight-loss products, the FTC alleges in a March 24 complaint filed in Eastern Pennsylvania federal court. The commission maintains each airing of programs for Bee-Alive, For Women Only, Lipofactor Cellulite Target Lotion and Lite Bites a violation of the previous order. Programs touted testimonials from patients with cancer, lupus and multiple sclerosis who also claimed to have lost between 30 lbs and 140 lbs. In a same-day 1release, FTC points out the "claims for these products are not only unsubstantiated, but for some, scientifically impossible." Agency seeks monetary civil penalties, consumers redress and to permanently enjoin the Comcast subsidiary from violating the June 2000 order...
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