Phaseout of America, Inc.; Products & Patents, Ltd.; Analysis To Aid Public Comment

Résumé

In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent agreement, accepted subject to final Commission approval, would require, among other things, the Lynbrook, New York-based company to possess competent and reliable scientific evidence to substantiate all claims about the performance, efficacy, or benefits of any smoking-cessation or cigarette-modification product. The agreement also prohibits the company from making claims challenged as false in the future. The agreement settles allegations that advertising claims for PhaseOut, a device marketed as helping smokers to stop smoking and making cigarettes less harmful are unsubstantiated.