If you can’t say something nice about this weight loss product

Professor Cre Johnson interviews Carl Settlemyer, attorney with Federal Trade Commission (FTC), about the FTC’s action against Roca Labs for operating a weight loss supplement scam

For information for this podcast:

1. “If you can’t say something nice about this weight loss product...,” Carl Settlemyer, https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2015/09/if-you-cant-say-something-nice-about-weight-loss-product
2. “Court Rules in FTC’s Favor in Case against Weight-loss Supplement Marketer Roca Labs” https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2018/09/court-rules-ftcs-favor-case-against-weight-loss-supplement
3. Gut Check: A Reference Guide for Media on Spotting False Weight Loss Claims, from FTC https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/gut-check-reference-guide-media-spotting-false-weight-loss#claims
4. “Beware of Products Promising Miracle Weight Loss,” from Food & Drug Administration, https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/beware-products-promising-miracle-weight-loss
5. To submit a complaint: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/