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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Pure Health LLC and Genesis Today Inc.
Penalty: $9,000,000
Year: 2015
Date: January 26, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Lindsey Duncan and the companies he controlled agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively touted the supposed weight-loss benefits of green coffee bean extract through a campaign that included appearances on The Dr. Oz Show, The View, and other television programs. Under the FTC settlement, the defendants were barred from making deceptive claims about the health benefits or efficacy of any dietary supplement or drug product, and had to pay $9 million for consumer redress.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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