QVC has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it again made deceptive claims for dietary supplements, even though they promised way back in 2000 to never, ever tell another lie. Whoops!
The FTC announced the settlement today.
The ads in question included claims that the weight-loss supplements could:
…cause people to lose significant amounts of weight, maintain their weight loss for a long time, and prevent carbohydrates from being stored as fat; claims that the weight-loss supplements could prevent dietary fat from being absorbed in peoples’ bodies; claims that the energy-enhancing supplements could reduce fatigue and increase energy in people with severe fatigue and other physical ailments; and claims that Lipofactor lotion could reduce cellulite, including measurable decreases in the sizes of individuals’ arms, legs, and abdomens.
I do believe that lotions can give the skin and cellulite a smoother appearance, but do I believe that an anti-cellulite lotion could actually shrink you by a few inches, like liposuction? Heck no.
But when you think of it, QVC makes so much money, $7.5 mil is a mere drop in the bucket.
Have any of you readers (I know you’re out there!) bought Lipofactor from QVC? I’ve enabled anonymous commenting, you know!
P.S. Gossip hounds, I didn’t forget about you: Amanda Bynes Accused of Smuggling Cottage Cheese
SOURCE: www.ktbs.com/news/
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