FTC Takes Decisive Action Against Amway
Agency alleges MLM misled recruits about earnings, pressured distributors to buy products and encouraged fake retail sales.
Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats
In September 2013, a federal judge approved a $4 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed against Kellogg Company for allegedly falsely marketing its Frosted Mini-Wheat cereals as “clinically shown to improve kids’ attentiveness by nearly…20%.” According to the settlement terms, class members, may get a $5 refund for each box of cereal (for a maximum of 9 boxes). The company also agreed to stop representing that the cereal will improve attentiveness. (Dennis et al. v. Kellogg Co., Case No. 09-cv-01786, S. D. CA.).
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How the Passport Courier Industry Deceives Consumers
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Consumer Alert: Need a Passport? Read this first.
Think twice before paying a private passport courier.