Ocular Nutrition FTC settlement
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Hi-Health Supermart Corp. and its owner Simon Chalpin will pay $450,000 to settle FTC charges that the firm made unsubstantiated claims for its dietary supplement, FTC announces Feb. 15. The commission cited advertisements stating Ocular Nutrition "can restore vision already lost from age-related macular degeneration" and can "eliminate small specks moving in the field of vision (called floaters)." The settlement bans the defendants from "making claims about the benefits, performance, efficacy or safety" of any health-related product or dietary supplement "unless they have competent and reliable scientific evidence," FTC says...