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United Kingdom - CMA to investigate ASOS, Boohoo and Asda over 'green' fashion claims
07/29/2022
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will be scrutinising eco-friendly and sustainability claims made by ASOS, Boohoo and George at Asda about their fashion products, including clothing, footwear, and accessories. The move comes as part of…
Netherlands - Following ACM actions, Wish bans fake discounts and blocks personalized pricing
07/28/2022
Following actions of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), online platform Wish has banned its merchants from using fake discounts on its platform. In addition, Wish has blocked the use of personalized pricing in the EU since…
United States of America - FTC Returning Almost $25 Million to Consumers Worldwide Who Were Defrauded by Next-Gen Sweepstakes Scheme
07/23/2022
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is sending payments to 244,745 consumers in the U.S. and abroad who were defrauded by the Next-Gen sweepstakes scheme that affected consumers in dozens of countries, including the United States and Canada.…
Australia - Samsung Australia to pay AU$14m penalty for misleading water resistance claims
06/23/2022
Samsung Electronics Australia Pty Ltd (Samsung Australia) has been ordered by the Federal Court of Australia to pay AU$14 million in penalties after it admitted misleading consumers about the suitability of various Samsung Galaxy phones to be…
Finland - Finnish Consumer Ombudsman's Newsletter 01|2022 published
06/06/2022
The first newsletter of the year by the Finnish Consumer Ombudsman summarises current events in which the FCCA has intervened in violations of…
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