(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ordered over 20 marketers nationwide to immediately stop making baseless claims that their products and supposed therapies can treat or prevent COVID-19.
“Violators who make deceptive claims related to the treatment, cure, or prevention of COVID-19 are subject to penalties of up to $43,792 per violation”, the FTC said in a statement on Wednesday https://bit.ly/3GKZNtQ.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru)
