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Scam Alert: COVID-19-related Online Shopping Scams: A Perspective from Switzerland
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Explore the latest complaint trend data received through econsumer.gov at this interactive dashboard.
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Latest News
Poland - UOKiK activity in 2020 - English edition of UOKiK's 2020 report published
09/02/2021More than 1,000 decisions in the area of competition and consumer protection and over PLN 30 billion in the imposed fines. "2020 was supposed to be a special year for UOKiK because of its 30th anniversary. We wanted to discuss the…
SERNAC checked more than 100 websites and found that 64% of the companies apply "Dark Patterns.” These are strategies used by companies on their websites and applications to make people buy or do things they do not want, such as, for example,…
New Zealand - Royal jelly supplements mislead consumers as being from New Zealand
08/05/2021New Zealand Health Food Company Ltd (NZHFC) has been fined $377,000 after pleading guilty to engaging in conduct that was liable to mislead the public about the origin of ingredients in its royal jelly supplements. The combination of…
Australia - Lorna Jane pays $5 million over false ‘anti-virus activewear’ claims
07/23/2021The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Lorna Jane Pty Ltd (Lorna Jane), to pay AU$5 million in penalties for making false and misleading representations to consumers, and engaging in conduct liable to mislead the public, in connection with…
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