The objectives of U.S. government Internet health fraud
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday (4.5.00) definition split three different companies for alleged health over the Internet for fictitious claims that its products treat or cure diseases like arthritis, cancer, diabetes and AIDS.
The events result of “Operation Cure All”, a federal courts and national authorities campaign. The FTC’s Rasterfahndung last year, has identified more than 400 sites for doubtful debts of products sold for the treatment of diseases. Recent settlements of destination sites older in this scans on the Internet.
“The actions to promote the addition of these” miracle “treatments are truly despicable as it to the man who has consequences, even if it is a threat to life, hygienic conditions, Jodie Bernstein, director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in a statement.
“In a time when the health of many consumers use the Web as a source of information, it is important to remember that data must be accurate legal standards, whether in the newspaper, television or the Internet,” told them.
Richard Cleland of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, that the recent actions show that the implementation by the Government of intolerance false information. It is also the first part where the FTC focuses on techniques used to deceive consumers, “he said. Complaints alleging that the company uses sophisticated techniques to the Internet, as hyperlinks and meta-tags, the implementation of disappointment.
The agreements announced Wednesday to settle indictment against Michael D. Miller, sold, Essiac tea under the “Natural Heritage Enterprises” Cres Tone, Colorado and two distributors CMO CMO Distribution Centers of America, headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, and products EHP, based in Ashland , Kentucky. The colonies bar discourage companies from all kinds of baseless assertion for foodstuffs, medicines or food supplements, including tea and cetylmyrostoleate Essiac.
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