FTC Alleges Chiropractor Deceptively Marketed Vitamins as Effective to Treat, Prevent COVID-19
4 hours ago The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced in a Thursday news release that it filed a complaint against chiropractor Eric Anthony Nepute and his company, Quickwork LLC, over allegations that the defendants violated the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act and the FTC Act through purported deceptive marketing of vitamin products as effective COVID-19 treatments.
According to the complaint, the defendants have been marketing Wellness Warrior Vita D and Wellness Warrior Zinc, among other products, as effective in treating or preventing COVID-19, even “claim(ing) that their products are more effective than the available COVID-19 vaccines.”