Devious Fraudsters
Devious Fraudsters
Creola Johnson
If you can’t say something nice about this weight loss product
44 minutes Posted Jun 17, 2021 at 5:39 pm.
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Professor Cre Johnson interviews Carl Settlemyer, attorney with Federal Trade Commission (FTC), about the FTC’s action against Roca Labs for operating a weight loss supplement scam

For information for this podcast: 

  1. “If you can’t say something nice about this weight loss product…,” Carl Settlemyer, https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2015/09/if-you-cant-say-something-nice-about-weight-loss-product
  2. “Court Rules in FTC’s Favor in Case against Weight-loss Supplement Marketer Roca Labs” https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2018/09/court-rules-ftcs-favor-case-against-weight-loss-supplement
  3. Gut Check: A Reference Guide for Media on Spotting False Weight Loss Claims, from FTC https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/gut-check-reference-guide-media-spotting-false-weight-loss#claims
  4. “Beware of Products Promising Miracle Weight Loss,” from Food & Drug Administration, https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/beware-products-promising-miracle-weight-loss
  5. To submit a complaint: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/