
GNC Total Lean Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “lean”
In December 2015, a class-action lawsuit was filed against GNC for allegedly deceptively packaging GNC Lean Shake products — including Total Lean, Total Lean Advanced, and Total Lean Control and Reduce — in large, opaque containers with approximately 30% empty space in order to make consumers believe they are buying more than they actually are. (Gioia et al v. GNC Holdings, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-2871, S. D. CA.)
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Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “lean”
Allegations: Falsely marketing fish oil supplements
Allegations: Products do not provide the advertised benefits
Regulators send united message about deceptively marketed supplements.
State officials demand Walmart, Target, Walgreens and GNC stop selling the supplements.