Unsubstantiated claims for Lipofactor Cellulite Target Lotion - including the assertion that the skin cream could reduce cellulite, "including measurable decreases in the sizes of individuals' arms, lets and abdomens" - as well as for three types of dietary supplements, were the basis of Federal Trade Commission charges leveled at QVC in March 2004. The home shopping specialist will pay $7.5 mil. - $6 mil. for consumer redress and a $1.5 mil. civil penalty - to settle the charges, and a prior FTC order has been expanded, barring QVC from claiming without substantiation that any product eliminates or reduces a user's cellulite, according to the March 19 release. "QVC aired ads that weren't true and violated an FTC order," says Eileen Harrington, Acting Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "Simply put, we aren't going to let QVC get away with this. The company is responsible for the product claims made on its programs, and we expect that going forward QVC will do a better job for its audience and make sure that its programs are truthful and not deceptive." For Women Only weight-loss pills, Lite Bites weight-loss food bars and shakes, and Bee-Alive Royal Jelly energy supplements were the other products cited for weight-loss and associated claims
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The US FTC’s contention that ‘notice and choice’ has failed as the cornerstone of consumer privacy regulation and must be abandoned in favor of data minimization and other more stringent measures does not adequately account for the complexity of business practices and consumer behavior, FTC commissioner Melissa Holyoak asserted at the NAD’s 2024 Annual Conference.
FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak says the agency has acted outside the bounds afforded by Congress, citing several areas within consumer protection, including a recent update to the final rule for the Health Breach Notification Rule and the commission’s use of notices of penalty offense to serve as the basis for Section 5 settlements.
At one year, TikTok Shop conjures the early days of Amazon, representing the ‘Wild West’ of beauty ecommerce, said co-founders of private label and contract manufacturing company KO-Pack at the IBA Cosmetics Convergence Fall 2024 Virtual Symposium, “The Promise and Pitfalls of TikTok Shop.”
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The Estee Lauder Companies’ Chairman Emeritus Leonard Lauder, who is credited with growing his family’s firm into a global beauty powerhouse over six decades through the launch and acquisition of iconic brands and expansion into Europe, Asia and the Middle East, passed away 14 June.
Czech Republic's Zentiva snaps up Aboca portfolio adding supplement brands marketed in European countries such France, Italy and Spain.
Pharma Deutschland is one of 21 German associations calling for trilogue negotiations in relation to the EU Green Claims Directive to be suspended while a “comprehensive and independent written impact assessment” is undertaken.
