Mary Kay
TINA.org found well-known cosmetics MLM used deceptive income claims to lure in recruits.
Mary Kay’s Cruelty-Free Claims
A false advertising class-action lawsuit against Mary Kay was voluntarily dismissed in March 2014. The July 2012 complaint alleges that the company falsely markets that it does not test any of its products on animals when it actually does. (Stanwood et al v. Mary Kay, Inc., Case No. 12-cv-312, C. D. CA.)
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Does Mary Kay Think It’s Above the Law?
MLM making deceptive claims after several warnings.
TINA.org Pushes for New Enforcement Tactic Against MLM Industry
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Mary Kay’s Deceptive Pinky Promises
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