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5/12/2023 - DSSRC Administrative Closure #269
The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) contacted a direct selling company (“Company”) regarding six earning claims disseminated on social media by Company salesforce members. The claims at issue were disseminated on Facebook and YouTube.
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5/12/2023 - DSSRC Administrative Closure #268
The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) contacted a direct selling company (“Company”) regarding eight product claims and four earning claims disseminated on social media by Company salesforce members. The claims at issue were disseminated on Facebook and YouTube.
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5/12/2023 - Case #114-2023: Administrative Closure – Reliv International, Inc.
Reliv International, Inc. is a direct-selling company founded in 1988, and based in Chesterfield, Missouri. The Company markets proprietary nutritional supplements. This inquiry was commenced by DSSRC pursuant to its ongoing independent monitoring of the direct selling marketplace.
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5/12/2023 - Case #113-2023: Administrative Closure – Vic Beauty, LLC
Vic Beauty, LLC was a direct sales cosmetic and personal care company based in Los Angeles, California. This inquiry was commenced by DSSRC pursuant to its ongoing independent monitoring of advertising and marketing claims in the direct selling industry.
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5/01/2023 - Case #112-2023: Compliance Inquiry – Magnetude Jewelry
Magnetude Jewelry (or the “Company”) is a multi-level direct selling company based in Maryland that sells bio-magnetic interchangeable fashion jewelry to consumers. According to the Company’s website, the Company’s independent representatives earn money through commission on product sales or recruiting other salesforce members.
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4/12/2023 - Case #111-2023: Administrative Closure – Shaklee Corporation
Shaklee Corporation (“Shaklee” or the “Company”) is a direct-selling company founded in 1956 and based in Pleasanton, CA. The Company markets natural nutritional supplements, beauty products, and household products.
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4/12/2023 - Case #110-2023: Administrative Closure – Prime My Body
Prime My Body LLC (“Prime My Body” or the “Company”) is a direct-selling company based in Carrollton, Texas. The company was founded in 2013 and sells CBD oils and other nutritional products.
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4/12/2023 - Case #109-2023: Administrative Closure – Direct Cellars
Direct Cellars (or “the Company”) was a multilevel marketing company that was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri that marketed premium wine and spirits. -
4/04/2023 - Case #108-2023: Administrative Closure – Save the Day Seasonings
Save the Day Seasonings (“the Company”) was a multilevel marketing company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Meridian, Idaho. The Company markets mixed spices and seasonings. -
4/04/2023 - Case #107-2023: Administrative Closure – BeneYOU LLC (a/k/a Avisae)
BeneYOU LLC (a/k/a Avisae) (“BeneYOU” or the “Company”) is a direct selling company headquartered in Lindon, Utah, that acquired the Avisae brand in 2018. The company markets personal care and wellness products.
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3/16/2023 - Case #106-2023: Monitoring Inquiry – Magneceutical Health, LLC
Magneceutical Health, LLC (“Magneceutical Health” or the “Company”) is a company headquartered in Clearwater, FL that markets a medical device called the Magnesphere, which is a magnetic resonance therapy system designed to help reduce the symptoms associated with chronic stress.
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3/16/2023 - Case #105-2023: Monitoring Inquiry – Peach Underneath, Inc.
Peach Underneath, Inc. (“Peach Underneath” or “the Company”) was a multilevel marketing company headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts that marketed premium, athletic-inspired clothing and intimate apparel.
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3/09/2023 - DSSRC Administrative Closure #267
The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) contacted a direct selling company (“Company”) regarding ten product claims and four earning claims disseminated on social media by Company salesforce members. The claims at issue were disseminated on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.
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3/09/2023 - DSSRC Administrative Closure #266
The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) contacted a direct selling company (“Company”) that specializes in hemp-based CBD oil products regarding eleven product claims and four earning claims that were disseminated on Facebook and YouTube.
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3/08/2023 - DSSRC Administrative Closure #265
The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) contacted a direct selling company (“Company”) regarding nine earning claims disseminated on social media by Company salesforce members. The claims at issue were disseminated on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.
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3/08/2023 - DSSRC Administrative Closure #264
The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) contacted a direct selling company (“Company”) that markets jewelry and other accessories regarding ten earnings claims that were disseminated on social media. All of the claims appeared on Facebook.
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3/08/2023 - DSSRC Administrative Closure #263
The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) contacted a direct selling company (“Company”) that markets clothing products regarding seven earnings claims that were disseminated on Facebook by Company salesforce members.
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3/08/2023 - DSSRC Administrative Closure #262
The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) contacted a direct selling company (“Company”) regarding fourteen product performance claims and one earnings claim disseminated on social media by Company salesforce members. The claims at issue were disseminated on Facebook and YouTube.
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3/08/2023 - DSSRC Administrative Closure #261
The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) contacted a direct selling company (“Company”) regarding ten earnings claims that were disseminated on social media by Company salesforce members. The claims at issue were all disseminated on Facebook.
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3/08/2023 - DSSRC Administrative Closure #260
The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) contacted a direct-selling company (“Company”) that markets dietary supplement products regarding six product performance claims that were disseminated on social media by the Company’s salesforce members and as well as weight-loss depictions and testimonials that appeared on the Company’s website. DSSRC expressed its concerns regarding the claims that the Company’s product can treat several health-related conditions including, but not limited to, diabetes, depression, hormonal imbalances, fibromyalgia, high cholesterol and blood pressure. The Company website also featured before and after weight loss depictions and weight-loss testimonials that did not include disclosures of the weight-loss that could be generally expected by the typical product user.