FTC Takes TruHeight’s Growth Claims Down a Few Pegs
Supplement maker agrees to pay $750K to settle deceptive health claims lawsuit.
January 2019: The named plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the dismissal. (Case No. 19-2013, 2nd Cir.)
December 2018: A federal judge dismissed this case finding, among other things, that reasonable consumers would not be misled by the advertising at issue.
July 2018: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Citrus World and Florida Natural Growers for allegedly misleadingly marketing Florida’s Natural Orange Juice as natural when, according to plaintiffs, the juice contains glyphosate, a highly processed, synthetic ingredient. (Axon et al v. Citrus World, Inc. and Florida’s Natural Growers, Inc., Case No. 18-cv-4162, E.D.N.Y.)
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