
FTC, NY AG Pursue Dietary Supplement Marketers for Allegedly Unsubstantiated Claims
On January 9, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the New York State Attorney General (“NY AG”) charged the marketers of the dietary supplement Prevagen with making false and unsubstantiated claims about the product’s benefits. Prevagen’s marketers claimed the line of products improved memory and cognitive performance and was “clinically shown” to work. FTC…