CONSUMER NEWS
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Revlon to Settle FTC Charges: The Federal Trade Commission said Revlon Inc.’s Charles Revson Inc. unit, charged with making unsubstantiated advertising claims for a sunscreen and an anti-cellulite cream, has agreed to settle. Revlon’s claim that ProCollagen Body Complex reduces cellulite was not substantiated by reliable scientific evidence, even though the company said it was, the FTC said, and Revlon’s claims that its PhotoAging Shield prevented wrinkles falsely represented that there was a reasonable basis for such a claim. The proposed consent agreement with the FTC would require Revlon to have scientific evidence to support any future claims about the effectiveness of the two products.
