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Case #22-2020 – Competitor Challenge – BioReigns
BASIS OF INQUIRY
The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC), is a national advertising self-regulation program administered by BBB National Programs, Inc. This inquiry was commenced by MyDailyChoice pursuant to the competitor challenge provisions articulated in section D (III) of the DSSRC Policies & Procedures.
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DSSRC Administrative Closure #51
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company about three social media posts disseminated by its salesforce members. The subject social media posts came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. Specifically, DSSRC expressed concern that the social media posts conveyed unsubstantiated product, health and wellness benefits that the Company’s direct selling products can protect against COVID-19. -
DSSRC Administrative Closure #50
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company about two social media posts disseminated by its salesforce members. The subject social media posts came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. Specifically, DSSRC expressed concern that the social media posts conveyed unsubstantiated product, health and wellness benefits that the Company’s direct selling products can protect against COVID-19. -
DSSRC Administrative Closure #49
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company about three social media posts disseminated by its salesforce member. The subject social media posts came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. Specifically, DSSRC expressed concern that the social media posts conveyed unsubstantiated product, health and wellness benefits that the Company’s direct selling products can protect against COVID-19. -
DSSRC Administrative Closure #48
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company about a social media post disseminated by a salesforce member. The subject social media post came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. Specifically, DSSRC expressed concern that the social media post conveyed unsubstantiated product, health and wellness benefits that the Company’s direct selling products can protect against COVID-19.
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DSSRC Administrative Closure #47
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company about a social media post disseminated by a salesforce member. The subject social media post came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. Specifically, DSSRC expressed concern that the social media post conveyed unsubstantiated earnings claims that individuals could make up lost income due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. -
DSSRC Administrative Closure #46
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company about two social media posts disseminated by its salesforce members. The subject social media posts came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. Specifically, DSSRC expressed concern that the social media posts conveyed unsubstantiated product, health and wellness benefits that the Company’s direct selling products can protect against COVID-19. -
DSSRC Administrative Closure #45
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company about one social media post disseminated by a salesforce member. The subject social media posts came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. Specifically, DSSRC expressed concern that the social media post conveyed unsubstantiated product, health and wellness benefits that the Company’s direct selling products can protect against COVID-19. -
DSSRC Administrative Closure #44
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company about three social media posts disseminated by its salesforce members. The subject social media posts came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. Specifically, DSSRC expressed concern that the three social media posts conveyed unsubstantiated earnings claims that individuals can make a minimum level of income and replace lost income due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. -
DSSRC Administrative Closure #43
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company about one social media post disseminated by a salesforce member. The subject social media post came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. Specifically, DSSRC expressed concerns that the social media post conveyed unsubstantiated product, health and wellness benefits that the Company’s direct selling products can protect against COVID-19. -
DSSRC Administrative Closure #42
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company about two social media posts disseminated by its salesforce members. The subject social media posts came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. Specifically, DSSRC expressed concerns that two of the social media posts conveyed unsubstantiated product, health and wellness benefits that the Company’s direct selling products can protect against COVID-19.
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DSSRC Administrative Closure #41
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company about three social media posts disseminated by its salesforce members. The subject social media posts came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. Specifically, DSSRC expressed concern that the three Facebook posts disseminated by salesforce members conveyed unsubstantiated product, health and wellness benefits that the Company’s direct selling products can help cure migraines and seizures. -
DSSRC Administrative Closure #40
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company about six social media posts disseminated by its salesforce members. The subject social media posts came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. Specifically, DSSRC expressed concern that the six Facebook posts disseminated by salesforce members conveyed unsubstantiated product, health and wellness benefits that the Company’s direct selling products can protect against COVID-19. -
DSSRC Administrative Closure #39
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company about thirty-five social media posts disseminated by its salesforce members. The subject social media posts came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. Specifically, DSSRC expressed concerns that thirty-three of the social media posts conveyed unsubstantiated earnings claims and two of the posts contained unsubstantiated product claims.
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DSSRC Administrative Closure #38
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company about five social media posts disseminated by its salesforce members. The subject social media posts came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. Specifically, DSSRC expressed concern that four of the Facebook posts conveyed unsubstantiated product, health and wellness benefits that the Company’s direct selling products can protect against COVID-19. -
DSSRC Administrative Closure #37
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company about two social media posts disseminated on behalf of the company. The two social media posts came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. Specifically, DSSRC expressed concern that the two disseminated social media posts conveyed unsubstantiated product, health and wellness benefits that the Company’s direct selling products can protect against COVID-19. -
DSSRC Administrative Closure #36
DSSRC contacted a direct selling company regarding one earnings claim and one health related product claim disseminated on behalf of the company. The subject claims came to DSSRC’s attention pursuant to its independent monitoring of advertising in the direct selling marketplace. DSSRC expressed concern to the direct selling company that the earnings claim conveyed an unsubstantiated earning potential claim. In addition to the earnings claim, DSSRC expressed concern that the product claim conveyed unsubstantiated claims that the product can help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other harmful bacteria and viruses. -
Case #21-2020 – Monitoring Inquiry – R&D Global d/b/a B-Epic
BASIS OF INQUIRY
The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (“DSSRC”) is a national advertising self-regulation program administered by BBB National Programs, Inc. This inquiry was commenced by the DSSRC pursuant to its ongoing independent monitoring of advertising and marketing claims in the direct selling industry including claims made by salesforce members on social media.
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Case #20-2020 – Compliance– Pure Romance, LLC
BACKGROUND
In 2019, the Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (“DSSRC”), a national advertising self-regulation program administered by BBB National Programs, Inc, commenced a review pursuant to its ongoing independent monitoring of advertising and marketing claims in the direct selling industry regarding several core earnings claims being disseminated on the social media pages by Pure Romance consultants as well as on videos located on the Pure Romance website.
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Case #19-2020 – Monitoring Inquiry – Initial Outfitters, Inc.
BASIS OF INQUIRY
The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (“DSSRC”) is a national advertising self-regulation program administered by BBB National Programs, Inc. This inquiry was commenced by the DSSRC pursuant to its ongoing independent monitoring of advertising and marketing claims in the direct selling industry. Through its monitoring of the direct selling marketplace, DSSRC reviews income claims and product claims made by direct selling companies and their salesforce members through all means including websites and social media.