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1 case
15 Jul 2026 Vanilla Chip LLC (TruHeight)TruHeight: FTC settlement over allegedly fake reviews for growth supplement €657,549
According to the FTC, employees of the dietary supplement provider wrote thousands of five-star reviews, customers received free products or discounts in return for five-star reviews, and bot profiles posed as real users; in addition, there were unsubstantiated growth claims for children and adolescents. The final settlement order provides for a judgment of 4 million USD, which is partially suspended on account of limited ability to pay after payment of 750,000 USD.
Reviews by employees or reviews rewarded for positive star ratings are prohibited and, since 2024, subject to civil penalties.
Fake and purchased customer reviews
- Authority / court
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Area of law
- Consumer protection and online retail · Fake reviews
- Legal basis
- Section 5 FTC Act; FTC Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials
- Action
- Disgorgement of profits
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Mitigating circumstances
- Partial suspension of the judgment on account of limited ability to pay.
- Liability of senior managers
- The co-founders and co-CEOs Eden Stelmach and Justin Rapoport are personally parties to the order.
- Published
- 15 Jul 2026
Original amount 750,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 15 Jul 2026.
- FTC Takes Action Against TruHeight for Deceptive, Unsubstantiated Advertising Press release of an authority
- FTC Approves Final Order Against TruHeight (15.07.2026) Press release of an authority
- FTC Case: TruHeight (Vanilla Chip LLC), Docket C-4837, Final Decision and Order Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link