CRITICALNutrition / SupplementsFTC Cases-Proceeding · July 15, 2019

Gerber Products Co., doing business as Nestlé Nutrition, et al.

Atlas ID: 2019-07-ftc-gerber-products-co-doing-business-as-nes-xekdyp

The FTC charged Gerber Products Co. (doing business as Nestlé Nutrition) with deceptively advertising that its Good Start Gentle infant formula prevents or reduces allergy risk in infants with a family history of allergies. The FTC also alleged Gerber falsely claimed these health claims were FDA-approved. A stipulated court order was entered as final, prohibiting Gerber from engaging in similar deceptive advertising conduct in the future.

Flagged claims (2)

feeding its Good Start Gentle formula to infants with a family history of allergies prevents or reduces the risk that they will develop allergies

Unsubstantiated efficacy · disease-prevention-claim

Gerber falsely advertised Good Start Gentle's health claims as FDA-approved

FDA trademark misuse · fda-approved-misuse

Required actions (1)

prohibits Gerber from similar conduct in the future

Injunction

Source

www.ftc.gov · FTC Cases-Proceeding

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