Roca Labs, Inc.
The FTC took action against Roca Labs, Inc., a Florida-based marketer of weight-loss supplements, for making allegedly baseless efficacy claims and using 'gag clause' contract provisions to suppress negative consumer reviews and testimonials online. A federal district court issued summary judgment in the FTC's favor in September 2018. In July 2025, the Commission announced it was returning more than $409,000 to defrauded consumers as consumer redress.
Flagged claims (1)
baseless claims for their products
Required actions (2)
a federal district court ruled in the FTC's favor, issuing a summary judgment against the defendants
in July 2025 the Commission announced it was returning more than $409,000 to defrauded consumers
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