How a TINA.org Reader Tip Led to a Record Penalty for False Made in USA Claims
FTC says civil penalty against Williams-Sonoma is “the largest ever in a Made in USA case.”
In August 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Frontier Natural Products Cooperative for allegedly marketing Simply Organic All Seasons Salt as “organic” and healthier than regular salt against federal law, which prohibits marketing salt ingredients as “organic” because salt is a mineral and not an agricultural product. (Garcia et al v. Frontier Natural Products Cooperative, Case No. 18-cv-7457, C.D. Cal.)
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FTC says civil penalty against Williams-Sonoma is “the largest ever in a Made in USA case.”
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Flag on the play.