CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
In March 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against I Heart Foods Corp. for allegedly misleadingly representing that the predominant ingredient in I Heart Keenwah quinoa puff snacks is quinoa when, according to the complaint, the snacks contain more rice ingredients than quinoa. (Ransom et al v. I Heart Foods Corp., Case No. 18-cv-1465, E. D. NY.)
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