FTC Should Ban Individual Impersonation Scams
TINA.org submits comment in support of FTC’s proposal to ban fake celebrity endorsements, romance scams and other impersonation scams.
In September 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Dave’s Gourmet for allegedly unlawfully labeling its pasta sauces as containing evaporated cane juice – a term that is prohibited from use on food labels under state and federal law — when it actually contains sugar. (Kazemi et al v. Dave’s Gourmet, Inc., Case No. 16-cv-5269, N. D. CA.)
For more information about other class-action lawsuits regarding sugar claims and TINA.org’s coverage of the issue, click here.
TINA.org submits comment in support of FTC’s proposal to ban fake celebrity endorsements, romance scams and other impersonation scams.
Looks can be deceiving.
Eric Lagatta, USA Today
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