FTC sues Enforma
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Civil contempt charges filed by FTC Jan. 3 against Enforma Natural Products; hearing is scheduled for Feb. 4 in Los Angeles federal court. Commission alleges Enforma "blatantly disregarded" a May 2000 order by continuing to make unsubstantiated claims about its Fat Trapper Plus and Exercise In A Bottle weight-loss products (1"The Tan Sheet" May 1, 2000, p. 17). FTC requests order requiring defendants cease use of trade names Fat Trapper, Fat Trapper Plus and Exercise in a Bottle, and turn over all gross revenues from sale of products at issue since May 2000...