CRITICALNutrition / SupplementsFTC Cases-Proceeding · February 25, 2020

Global Community Innovations LLC, et al. (Geniux)

Atlas ID: 2020-02-ftc-global-community-innovations-llc-et-al-g-1fa3im

Global Community Innovations LLC and 15 co-defendants settled FTC charges in April 2019 for deceptively marketing cognitive-improvement supplements (Geniux, Xcel, EVO, Ion-Z) through sham news websites, fabricated clinical studies, and fraudulent celebrity and consumer endorsements. Affiliate marketers were also used to spread deceptive claims. The settlements permanently ban defendants from similar conduct, and in February 2020 the FTC distributed over $551,000 in refunds to defrauded consumers.

Flagged claims (4)

fraudulent consumer and celebrity endorsements

Other · fake-endorsement

references to non-existent clinical studies

Unverified citation · fabricated-study-reference

cognitive improvement

Unsubstantiated efficacy · nootropic-efficacy-no-substantiation

sham news websites containing false and unsubstantiated efficacy claims

Unsubstantiated efficacy · fake-news-site-marketing

Required actions (2)

The settlements ban the defendants from engaging in similar conduct in the future.

Injunction

the Commission announced it was sending refund checks totaling over $551,000 to defrauded consumers

Consumer redress · $551K

Source

www.ftc.gov · FTC Cases-Proceeding

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