US FTC Says It’s On ‘Solid Ground’ To Bring Cases Following Notices Of Penalty Offense

The US Federal Trade Commission is "fully prepared" to bring forward cases after issuing hundreds of penalty offense notices in April regarding health claims substantiation, and it is likely to seek injunctive and monetary relief, said Samuel Levine, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, at the National Advertising Division’s annual conference in Philadelphia.

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The US Federal Trade Commission is well-positioned to take legal action as necessary against the nearly 700 consumer product firms that received notices of penalty offense (NPO) earlier this year related to health claims substantiation, according to Samuel Levine, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.

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