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Doctor accused of deceptively claiming his vitamin D, zinc supplements could treat COVID-19
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A civil complaint against Missouri chiropractor and his company is giving the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission a chance to seek its first enforcement of the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act.
The act, which was passed by Congress in December, prohibits deceptive acts or practices associated with the treatment, cure, prevention, mitigation or diagnosis of COVID-19, the DOJ said in a news release.
The complaint alleges Eric Anthony Nepute and Quickwork LLC, operating as Wellness Warrior, violated the act when they advertised their vitamin D and zinc nutritional supplements as preventative measures or treatments for COVID-19 without competent or scientific research to support the claim.
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking unprecedented action against what it says is deceptive marketing of purported COVID-19 treatments.
The FTC has charged St. Louis-based chiropractor Eric Nepute, DC, and his company Quickwork with violating the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act by marketing products containing vitamin D and zinc as proven to treat or prevent COVID-19, the agency said in an announcement.
The case is the first to be brought by the FTC under the new law enacted in January as a result of the pandemic.
According to the agency, Nepute and his company marketed products under the brand name Wellness Warrior that they claimed were as effective or more effective than COVID-19 vaccines.
St. Louis County chiropractor first in US charged under new COVID-19 act
The FTC said Eric Nepute and his company baselessly claimed their products with vitamin D and zinc were scientifically proven to treat or prevent COVID-19
Credit: KSDK Published: 12:42 PM EDT April 16, 2021 Updated: 8:57 PM EDT April 16, 2021
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. A St. Louis County chiropractor is the first person in the U.S. charged under a new law meant to protect Americans from fraudulent claims about COVID-19.
Eric Nepute and Quickwork LLC are facing 10 counts in federal court of violating the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act. In its case, the FTC said Nepute and his company – which operate several Nepute Wellness Center locations in St. Louis County – baselessly claimed his products with vitamin D and zinc were scientifically proven to treat or prevent COVID-19.
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