germ defense

    By Stella M. Chavez

    | 5:00PM 6/07/2010
    The Federal Trade Commission today is sending more than 2,335 refund checks to consumers who bought Rite Aid Germ Defense tablets and lozenges they believed would prevent and treat colds or the flu. The FTC accused Rite Aid and its supplier with false and deceptive advertising as part of its...

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 7:30PM 7/13/2009
    Rite Aid agreed to pay $500,000 after being accused of deceiving consumers into buying its "Germ Defense" tablets and lozenges by claiming they could prevent colds or reduce their severity, the Federal Trade Commission announced.The settlement comes nearly a year after the FTC reached a $23.5...