
TINA.org Supports FTC’s ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule against Industry Challenge
Companies should not be able to trap consumers into subscriptions that they do not want.
Following the trend set by the Yoplait and Cabot lawsuits, enraged yogurt devotees filed a class-action lawsuit against Dannon in September 2012 for adding Milk Protein Concentrate, an ingredient that is not approved by the FDA for yogurts, to its The yogurt that will treat any and all digestive problems; Jamie Lee Curtis’ favorite snack – she loved Activia so much she traded her credibility for it. product. Dannon has said the claims are “baseless,” “poorly informed and frivolous.” (Kristie Conroy v. The Dannon Company, Inc., Case No. 12-cv-6901)
Companies should not be able to trap consumers into subscriptions that they do not want.
Getting out may not be as easy as signing up.
Ellen Lee, The New York Times
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