FTC press release fails to disclose accurate information on GetAwayGrey
Agency omits material facts to the public about vitamin supplement marketer and ability to reverse gray hair. Charleston, SC. GetAwayGrey, a vitamin supplement marketer, settles a false advertising case with FTC . The company can no longer make claims that its product can prevent or reverse gray hair unless it meets the demand of the FTC by performing human clinical trials. Until trails are proven, GetAwayGrey is prohibited from selling its product or using “GetAwayGrey” name since the FTC deems it to be descriptive in nature on what the product promises to do. FTC announced the settlement with GetAwayGrey in a widely sent out press release on May 13, 2015. The headline of the release states: “ FTC: Root problem with Get Away Grey is that it doesn’t work.”. FTC representative went on to say: “These companies claimed their supplements could treat gray hair at its roots, said Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “In fact, their root problem was