BRUSSELS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Seldia, the leading European Direct Selling Association, has a new chairman. At their annual meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, October 5th 2016, the members elected Dr. Thomas Stoffmehl, CEO…
Peddling is the oldest known form of direct selling, but some of today’s biggest companies in the field are long established – German household appliances company Vorwerk (owner of food…
If you don’t know where you are going, it’s going to take a lot longer to get there… Yogi Berra (paraphrase) Well, post-FTC v. Herbalife, no one is sure exactly…
A settlement in the class action suit against New York City-based cosmetics company Avon Products Inc.has been given preliminary approval in federal court after participants in the company’s retirement plans…
On July 15, 2016, Herbalife Ltd and the Federal Trade Commission reached an agreement that settles the FTC’s complaint. The company has agreed to pay $200 million to compensate consumers…
Summary 1) The FTC says Herbalife “actions cause or are likely to cause substantial injury to consumers.” 2) Herbalife says, “many of the allegations made by the FTC are factually…
In response to concerns raised about the toxicity of Monsanto’s roundup pesticide, which ends up in GMO foods (See Is Monsanto’s Roundup Pesticide Glyphosate Safe?), Monsanto’s scientists countered that these…
A bill in Congress would “make it harder for the FTC to challenge illegal pyramid schemes,” several consumer groups argued in a letter this month, “placing consumers seeking small business…
Three things the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) really doesn’t like: deceptive claims about dietary supplements; deceptive certification or seal programs; and websites that look like editorial content, but are actually…
OLEAN, NY (PRWEB) JUNE 21, 2016 Vector Marketing today announced that it has been named by the Direct Selling Association (DSA) to its 2016 DSA Top 20, a prestigious honor bestowed…