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(NEXSTAR) – Thousands of people who used a weight-loss supplement will be receiving a portion of more than $400,000, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
The FTC claims Roca Labs, the marketer behind the Roca Labs Formula or “Gastric Bypass Alternative,” not only duped customers when it came to the efficacy of the supplements, but also threatened to sue those who notified the Better Business Bureau or complained online.
The July payments are the result of a 2018 court decision in Tampa, Florida ruling against Roca Labs that found the weight loss company “falsely claimed that use of their products is scientifically proven to have a ninety-percent success rate in forcing users to eat half their usual food intake and cause substantial weight loss.”
Court documents say Roca also “deceptively failed to disclose their financial relationship to testimonialists who worked for them.”
The FTC is sending at least 7,481 payments totaling more than $409,000 to Roca Labs customers, along with nearly three dozen claim forms to people who bought Roca products before Oct. 2015.
To be eligible for a refund, you must return one of the mailed FTC forms by October 7, 2025. While the mailing date for the payments has not yet been decided, the FTC says it will post it to its website once finalized.
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