CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
In April 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Pervine Foods for allegedly deceiving consumers looking to stay fit and healthy by including “evaporated cane juice” in the ingredients list of Robert Irvine’s Fit Crunch Cookies and Cream Whey Protein Baked Bars when, according to the plaintiffs, the products actually contain sugar. (Ring et al v. Pervine Foods, LLC, Case No. 20-cv-1852, E.D.N.Y.)
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When the sale price is the regular price.
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