The FTC sued Kohl’s, Inc. and Walmart, Inc. for falsely marketing dozens of rayon textile products as bamboo. Both companies also are charged with making deceptive environmental claims, touting that the “bamboo” textiles were made using ecofriendly processes, while in reality converting bamboo into rayon requires the use of toxic chemicals and results in hazardous pollutants. The court orders settling the complaint require the companies to stop making deceptive green claims or using other misleading advertising, and pay penalties of $2.5 million and $3 million, respectively.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension (Fur Rules)
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FTC Announces Refund Claims Process for Fashion Nova Customers Affected by Deceptive Review Practices
Fashion Nova, LLC, In the Matter of
Online fashion retailer Fashion Nova, LLC is prohibited from suppressing customer reviews of its products and required to pay $4.2 million to settle FTC allegations that the company blocked negative reviews of its products from being posted to its website
Lions Not Sheep
The Federal Trade Commission sued apparel company Lions Not Sheep Products, LLC, and its owner Sean Whalen for falsely claiming that its imported apparel is Made in USA. According to the FTC’s complaint, the company added phony Made in USA labels to clothing and accessories imported from China and other countries. The FTC’s proposed order requires Lions Not Sheep and Whalen to stop making bogus Made in USA claims, come clean about foreign production, and pay a monetary judgment. On July 28, 2022, the Commission announced the final consent agreement in this matter. In May 2023, the FTC announced it was returning $176,000 to defrauded consumers.
16 CFR Part 260: Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (Green Guides)
Electrowarmth Products, LLC; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson in the Matter of ALG-Health
Kohl's Inc., U.S. v.
Walmart, U.S. v.
The FTC sued Kohl’s, Inc. and Walmart, Inc. for falsely marketing dozens of rayon textile products as bamboo. Both companies also are charged with making deceptive environmental claims, touting that the “bamboo” textiles were made using ecofriendly processes, while in reality converting bamboo into rayon requires the use of toxic chemicals and results in hazardous pollutants. The court orders settling the complaint require the companies to stop making deceptive green claims or using other misleading advertising, and pay penalties of $2.5 million and $3 million, respectively.