FTC action on ‘Made in USA’ claims signals heightened risk for industry, attorney says A recent FTC action that hinged on a ‘Made in USA’ claim serves notice that such claims will be under greater scrutiny during the Biden Administration, an attorney says.
The final action, announced by the US Federal Trade Commission last week, was taken against Chemence, Inc., a maker of fast acting superglues sold under store brand names. The initial settlement was announced in late 2020 and calls for the company and its principal, James Cooke, to
pay a $1.2 million fine. The hefty fine came as a result of the firm having violated a previous order dating back to 2018 and Cooke having allegedly perjured himself in 2017 by claiming to have changed the claims to include clarification that the materials in the products were imported.
Usana’s digital improvements bear fruit with 14.5% sales rise in forth quarter of 2020 Usana Health Sciences has ridden the pandemic wave of interest in dietary supplements to a 14.5% rise in sales in the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2020 earnings report.
The multi-level marketing company, one of the world’s largest devoted solely to the sale of nutritional and personal care products, is based in Salt Lake City, UT, but does the lion’s share of its business in Asia. According to industry publication
Direct Selling News, Usana was the world’s 16th largest MLM overall in 2019.
Asia results lead the way
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