MADISON, CONN., June 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) sent a letter today to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging it to initiate a penalty-offense program targeting the direct selling industry and its market-wide practice of utilizing deceptive earnings representations and false health claims.
For years TINA.org has taken an active role in holding the industry accountable by documenting thousands of examples of multilevel marketing companies using deceptive marketing to promote their business opportunity and sell their products and services. The advocacy group has also filed complaints against a number of companies violating the law including Vemma, Neora (formerly known as Nerium) and Herbalife, among others.
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