Websites made false claims about how to cure the coronavirus with products like CBD oil, grapefruit seed oil or colloidal silver, then made money by pointing consumers to products listed on Amazon, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA and the Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to four companies this week for
Websites made false claims about how to cure the coronavirus with products like CBD oil, grapefruit seed oil or colloidal silver, then made money by pointing consumers to products listed on Amazon, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA and the Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to four companies this week for allegedly lying to customers and hocking fake treatments for COVID-19.
“There are currently no FDA-approved products to prevent or treat COVID-19,” the agency said.
The companies were all part of the Amazon Associate program, according to the FDA, which means they were able to earn sales commission by directing consumers to buy specific products from Amazon.
