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Algenist Collagen Products
Case Name (Date)
Nguyen et al. v. Algenist LLC
22-cv-13, S.D.N.Y.
(Jan. 2022)
Product/Service
Algenist Genius Collagen Calming Relief, Liquid Collagen, and Sleeping Collagen
Allegations
Falsely marketing products as providing “advanced anti-aging” benefits and “restor[ing] bounce and resilience [to the skin] with active vegan collagen” when topical products cannot penetrate the top layer of skin to provide such benefits
Falsely marketing products as vegan when collagen is derived from animals
Status
Pending
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