WASHINGTON, DC. (WWLP) – The owner of two companies has been sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for falsely claiming products they marketed were made in the United States.
According to a complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice in a U.S. District Court in Ohio, Adam J. Harmon and two companies he controls, Axis LED Group, LLC and ALG-Health LLC were charged with violating the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act, the Made in USA Labeling Rule and the FTC Act.
The court documents allege that Harmon and the two companies told consumers that personal protective equipment (PPE) they marketed during the pandemic, as well as light fixtures they sold, were made in the United States. The FTC’s proposed order would prohibit them from making deceptive claims that products were Made in USA – or, that because they were Made in USA, they provided superior protection from COVID-19. The order also would require them to pay a civil penalty for their past deceptive claims.
Beginning in early 2020, Harmon began operating under the name ALG-Health LLC, and selling personal protective equipment such as masks, gowns, and gloves. the complaint alleges that Harmon and ALG made numerous false and misleading claims that their PPE products were all or virtually all made in the United States, even though the products were wholly imported, or incorporated significant imported materials or subcomponents. These claims and other false statements – including that the defendants’ products...
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