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FTC’s Letters to Retailers Regarding Concussion-Related Products Has Us Scratching Our Heads
It is almost football season and the FTC tries to stay seasonal; around this time in 2012, it announced a settlement with football mouthguard manufacturer Brain-Pad regarding unsubstantiated concussion prevention claims. Subsequently, the FTC has sent warning letters to other manufacturers of sporting equipment regarding concussion prevention claims. This year, however, the FTC has called a different play. On August 21, the FTC announced that it had sent warning letters to five major retailers regarding the FTC’s concerns regarding concussion protection claims for athletic mouthguards made on the retailers’ websites. These retailers appear to have been repeating claims that the manufacturers of the products made on their packaging.
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