Jusuru
TINA.org investigated Jusuru International, a California-based multilevel marketing company that sells supplements called Liquid BioCell and skin care products called Stromaderm, and found that the company used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to market products and atypical income claims to recruit distributors.
Highlights
- Notified company of findings
- Company removed deceptive marketing identified
Timeline
2016
June 17
TINA.org responds to Jusuru.
June 14
Jusuru informs TINA.org that it is taking immediate action to address the deceptive claims at issue, including, for example, the addition of an income disclaimer to marketing claims boasting financial rewards, as well as demanding that its distributors immediately remove inappropriate health claims.
June 7
Jusuru responds to TINA.org’s letter.
June 6
TINA.org sends a warning letter to Jusuru notifying it of TINA.org’s findings and asking that the company remedy the deceptive marketing immediately.
Evidence
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