Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, Inc. et al.
Penalty:
$2,500,000
Year:
2006
Date:
March 2, 2006
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
consumer protection violation
Violation Description:
The makers of the erectile dysfunction product popularized by the Smiling Bob ads agreed to pay states $2.5 million and provide restitution to consumers to settle a multistate enforcement action alleging that the defendants made unsubstantiated claims about dietary supplements' effectiveness and automatically billed consumers for products they never requested.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
