A consumer advocacy group wants the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to open an investigation into whether Dr. Mehmet Oz violated influencer marketing rules by promoting products from a wellness and supplement company across social media without appropriate disclosures. 



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Consumer watchdog wants FTC to investigate Oz for influencer marketing violations

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A consumer advocacy group wants the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to open an investigation into whether Dr. Mehmet Oz violated influencer marketing rules.

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A consumer advocacy group says Trump's pick to run Medicare and Medicaid made "undisclosed product advertisements" on social media.

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FTC called to investigate Dr. Oz

Dr. Mehmet Oz – President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – is facing a public call for a federal investigation.Consumer watchdog group Public Citizen on Tuesday urged the Federal Trade Commission to “immediately” investigate the well-known television doctor’s financial ties to a supplement company he markets on social media for potential violations that he failed to disclose endorsements and infl…

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Watchdog group pushes for federal probe of Dr. Oz’s influencer marketing: report

Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor named to oversee Medicare in the Trump administration, posted online endorsements of herbal products that threaten to run afoul of U.S. marketing rules, according to a health watchdog. Oz regularly touted products from iHerb, a supplement company, in posts on X and other social media sites, without prominently noting his position as a paid adviser, according to ...

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Mehmet Oz endorsed products without noting financial ties, watchdog says

Watchdog group Public Citizen asked the Federal Trade Commission to take action against Dr. Mehmet Oz for allegedly violating influencer marketing standards.

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Mehmet Oz potentially violated influencer marketing standards promoting supplements, watchdog says

A consumer watchdog group, called on the FTC to investigate whether Dr. Mehmet Oz violated influencer marketing rules by promoting supplements from a wellness company without proper disclosures.

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Oz regularly touted products from iHerb, a supplement company, in posts on X and other social media sites, without prominently noting his position as a paid adviser, according to a letter from Public Citizen.

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Donald Trump's top pick to lead Medicare, the celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz, has at least one glaring conflict of interest: that he was sponsored by the company that makes Ozempic. As the Washington Post reports, the drug's manufacturer, Novo Nordisk, not only hosted multiple infomercials hosted by Oz on his eponymous talk show, but was also a major marketing partner of Sharecare, a digital health company Oz runs with Oprah Winfrey and WebMD founde…

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Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor named to oversee Medicare in the Trump administration, posted online endorsements of herbal products that threaten to run afoul of US marketing rules, according to a health watchdog. 
Oz regularly touted products from iHerb, a supplement company, in posts on X and other social media sites, without prominently noting his position as a paid adviser, according to a letter from Public Citizen. The nonprofit consumer a…

Consumer watchdog wants FTC to investigate Oz for influencer marketing violations

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