Disney, Marvel Hero Children's Vitamins Refund
Have you purchased Disney- or Marvel Hero-themed vitamins for
your kids during the last few years – vitamins that featured characters
such as the Disney Princesses, Winnie the Pooh, Finding Nemo, and
Spider-Man? If so, the Federal Trade Commission wants you to know that
you may be due a refund.
The FTC is providing these refunds as a result of a
settlement with a vitamin marketer named NBTY Inc. and two
subsidiaries, which agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle charges that
they made false health claims about their multivitamins.
The vitamins were sold by major retailers such as CVS
Pharmacy, Wal-Mart, Target, Walgreens, Kroger, Kmart, Meijer, and Rite
Aid, as well as online.
The FTC urges consumers who believe they may have purchased them between May 1, 2008 and September 30, 2010, to file a claim online, or call 866-224-4336 and request a paper claim form in the mail. Eligible consumers will have until October 12, 2012 to file their claims.
The FTC urges consumers who believe they may have purchased them between May 1, 2008 and September 30, 2010, to file a claim online, or call 866-224-4336 and request a paper claim form in the mail. Eligible consumers will have until October 12, 2012 to file their claims.
As part of its ongoing efforts to stop bogus health claims, the Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement in 2010 requiring children’s vitamins marketers NBTY, Inc.
and two subsidiaries to stop making false and unproven claims that
their multivitamins promote healthy brain and eye development in
children.
The FTC charged NBTY, Inc., NatureSmart LLC, and Rexall Sundown, Inc., with making deceptive claims
about the amount of DHA in their children’s vitamin gummies and
tablets, and the effect of that amount on eye and brain development in
children.
Consumers should carefully evaluate advertising claims for
vitamins and other dietary supplements. For more information see: Who Cares: Dietary Supplements.
The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers to prevent
fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide
information to help spot, stop, and avoid them.
To file a complaint in English or Spanish, visit the FTC's online Complaint Assistant or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 2,000 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
To file a complaint in English or Spanish, visit the FTC's online Complaint Assistant or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 2,000 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
