CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Carmen et al. v. Zesty Paws LLC
22-cv-5529, N.D. Ill.
(Oct. 2022)
Zesty Paws supplements for pets
Supplements contain less chondroitin and probiotics than advertised on product labels
Marketing products as containing high quality ingredients when testing shows one of the supplements contains more harmful contaminants than recommended by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention
Pending
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