CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Young et al. v. Flagstone Fods, LLC
25-cv-1009, C.D. Cal.
(April 2025)
Emerald Nuts
Falsely marketing products as containing no preservatives when they contain the artificial preservative citric acid
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.
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