GOL Settles FTC Case

GOL Settles FTC Case

WASHINGTONGarden of Life (GOL), a West Palm Beach, Fla.-basedsupplement manufacturer, settled illegal claims charges with the Federal TradeCommission (FTC), agreeing to refrain from making deceptive claims about theresults of tests or studies and to have any marketing claims substantiated bycompetent and reliable scientific evidence. The charges involved the marketingof four supplementsPrimal Defense, RM-10, Living Multi, and FYIwhichfeatured disease claims and cited studies to support the benefit statements. Under terms of the settlement, GOL and its founder and owner, Jordan Rubin,will pay $225,000 in consumer redress.