Event Description
Who: Mary Engle, Division of Ad Practices
When: Wed., Jan. 8, 2014
Time: 12:30-1:30pm ET
Hashtag: #AskFTC
Account: @FTC
Please join FTC staff in discussing its recent sweep against deceptive claims made by national marketers of fad weight-loss products, learn about our new 'Gut Check' business guidance, and more.
See FTC Twitter Chats for information about how our chats work.
To learn more about the FTC's work in this area, see:
- Sensa and Three Other Marketers of Fad Weight-Loss Products Settle FTC Charges in Crackdown on Deceptive Advertising
- Gut Check: A Reference Guide for Media on Spotting False Weight Loss Claims
- Companies Pitching Genetically Customized Nutritional Supplements Will Drop Misleading Disease Claims
- Media Resources: Health Claims