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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Central Coast Nutraceuticals Inc.
Penalty: $1,500,000
Year: 2012
Date: January 9, 2012
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: The Federal Trade Commission announced that an operation that marketed acai berry supplements, "colon cleansers," and other products using allegedly fraudulent free trial offers and phony endorsements from Oprah Winfrey and Rachael Ray would pay $1.5 million as part of a settlement.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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