CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Scheibe et al. v. Bare Performance Nutrition, LLC
23-cv-47, S.D. Cal.
(Jan. 2023)
Bare Performance Nutrition Intra Flight Branch-Chained Amino Acids powder
Misleadingly marketing products as naturally flavored and clean when they contain an artificial flavoring ingredient (malic acid)
Pending
When the sale price is the regular price.
Software maker will pay a $75 million fine and provide “affected consumers” with free services.
Order puts platforms like Amazon and Walmart on notice.
Advertised “best deal ever” comes with some caveats.
Cecilia D’Anastasio, Bloomberg