Competition Bureau wins refund for consumers who bought diet patch on Net
Canadian Press
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
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OTTAWA (CP) - Consumers who bought Zyapex and Dyapex Diet Patches can get a full refund from Performance Marketing Ltd., which made false claims about the product, the Competition Bureau said Monday.
"Performance Marketing made claims that the patches were a safe and natural weight-loss product, giving the false impression that without performing any physical exercise or dieting, a person could lose weight, ," the bureau said in a statement. The diet patches cost between $39.95 and $109.95 US.
Consumers can receive a full refund by contacting Performance Marketing at 1-888-777-6661.
"Performance Marketing also failed to enforce its (Internet) anti-SPAM policy, which led to its affiliates' use of SPAM as a means of selling Performance Marketing's products," the bureau said.
Performance has also agreed to make sure SPAM is not used to sell its products.
The case was the first under the bureau's Project FairWeb, "a dedicated Internet surveillance and enforcement program aimed at combatting misleading and deceptive advertising found on the Internet."
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