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Company: Savvier, Inc.
Penalty: $1,000,000
Year: 2017
Date: December 29, 2017
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Savvier, Inc. agreed to pay over $1 million in settlement of allegations by the California Food, Drug and Medical Device Task Force, which consists of 10 California District Attorneys, that its advertisements made fat reducing claims about its Tummy Tuck Belt that were not supported by reliable scientific evidence, as well as allegations it was not complying with laws requiring automatic renewal of subscription services to have clear and conspicuous disclosures.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: multi-county
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