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FTC Halts Deceptive Perfume, Candle Mosquito-Repellent Claims

Owners of company touting "fragrance with function" also wrote 5-star Amazon reviews.

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By: Christine Esposito

Editor-in-Chief

A New Jersey-based company and its owners have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that they used deceptive claims to sell purportedly mosquito-repelling perfume sprays and scented candles.   The FTC contends the company’s efficacy claims for its Aromaflage products – marketed as “fragrance with function” – are not supported by scientific evidence, and that multiple five-star Amazon reviews were written by one of the owners and her relatives.   Under an administrative con...

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