CATrends: Deceptive Pricing Tactics
What consumers need to watch out for this holiday shopping season.
Anabolic Rush
May 2014: A federal judge dismissed this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
October 2013: A class-action lawsuit was filed against AST Sports Science, Inc. for allegedly deceiving consumers by advertising that the body-building supplement Anabolic Rush contains citrulline malate – which is supposed to provide “Energy,” “Strength,” “Size,” and “Power” – when that ingredient is not actually in the formula. (Jones et al. v. AST Sports Science, Inc. and DOES 1-10, Case No. 13-cv-2434, S. D. CA.).
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Pixelup
Users report that this app’s photo-enhancing claims are far from picture-perfect.
Cox Mobile
Spoiler: In order to be eligible for Cox Mobile, customers must already have Cox Internet.
FTC cracks down on food industry for paid dietitian ‘influencer’ posts
Caitlin Gilbert, Sasha Chavkin and Anahad O’Connor, The Washington Post
US regulator cracks down on food industry for paid dietitian ‘influencer’ posts
Sasha Chavkin, Caitlin Gilbert and Anahad O’Connor, The Examination