CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
In March 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Lifeway Foods for allegedly falsely representing that its Low Fat Kefir – Plain (unsweetened) is “99% lactose-free” when, in reality, it contains approximately the same amount of lactose as 2% milk. (Block et al v. Lifeway Foods, Inc., Case No. 17-cv-1717, N. D. IL.)
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