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	'''Xlear''' is a Utah-based nasal spray company that claimed its nasal spray as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. In 2021, the FTC sued Xlear for this false claim.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Felner \|first=Lauren \|title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTS to police health claims \|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection \|website=The Verge \|date=25 Jun 2025 \|access-date=12 Feb 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~SaLQj~~ \|archive-date=~~24 Jun~~ 2025}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|author= \|title=FTC Sues Utah-based Company for Falsely Claiming Its Nasal Sprays Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-sues-utah-based-company-falsely-claiming-its-nasal-sprays-can-prevent-treat-covid-19 \|website=Federal Trade Commission \|date=28 Oct 2021 \|access-date=12 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~BhWc8~~ \|archive-date=~~15 Feb 2024~~}}</ref>		'''Xlear''' is a Utah-based nasal spray company that claimed its nasal spray as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. In 2021, the FTC sued Xlear for this false claim.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Felner \|first=Lauren \|title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTS to police health claims \|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection \|website=The Verge \|date=25 Jun 2025 \|access-date=12 Feb 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250913033901/https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection \|archive-date=13 Sep 2025}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|author= \|title=FTC Sues Utah-based Company for Falsely Claiming Its Nasal Sprays Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-sues-utah-based-company-falsely-claiming-its-nasal-sprays-can-prevent-treat-covid-19 \|website=Federal Trade Commission \|date=28 Oct 2021 \|access-date=12 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260110061518/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-sues-utah-based-company-falsely-claiming-its-nasal-sprays-can-prevent-treat-covid-19 \|archive-date=10 Jan 2026}}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
	Xlear was founded in 2000, and creates xylitol-based sinus and oral care products.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=About Xlear \|url=https://xlearproactive.com/about-us/ \|website=Xlear \|date= \|access-date=12 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~4eP3S~~ \|archive-date=~~4 Jan 2026~~}}</ref>		Xlear was founded in 2000, and creates xylitol-based sinus and oral care products.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=About Xlear \|url=https://xlearproactive.com/about-us/ \|website=Xlear \|date= \|access-date=12 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251112103131/https://xlearproactive.com/about-us/ \|archive-date=12 Nov 2025}}</ref>

	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==

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	'''Xlear''' is a Utah-based nasal spray company ~~which [[False advertising\|falsely advertised]]~~ its nasal spray as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. In 2021, the FTC sued Xlear for this false claim.<ref name=":02">{{~~cite~~ web \|last=Felner \|first=Lauren ~~\|date=2025-06-25~~ \|title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTS to police health claims \|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/SaLQj \|archive-date=24 Jun 2025 ~~\|website=The Verge~~}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{~~cite~~ web \|~~date~~=~~2021-10-28~~ \|title=FTC Sues Utah-based Company for Falsely Claiming Its Nasal Sprays Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-sues-utah-based-company-falsely-claiming-its-nasal-sprays-can-prevent-treat-covid-19 \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/BhWc8 \|archive-date=15 Feb 2024 ~~\|website=Federal Trade Commission~~}}</ref>
			'''Xlear''' is a Utah-based nasal spray company that claimed its nasal spray as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. In 2021, the FTC sued Xlear for this false claim.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Felner \|first=Lauren \|title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTS to police health claims \|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection \|website=The Verge \|date=25 Jun 2025 \|access-date=12 Feb 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/SaLQj \|archive-date=24 Jun 2025}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|author= \|title=FTC Sues Utah-based Company for Falsely Claiming Its Nasal Sprays Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-sues-utah-based-company-falsely-claiming-its-nasal-sprays-can-prevent-treat-covid-19 \|website=Federal Trade Commission \|date=28 Oct 2021 \|access-date=12 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/BhWc8 \|archive-date=15 Feb 2024}}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
	Xlear was founded in 2000, and creates xylitol-based sinus and oral care products.<ref>{{~~cite~~ web \|title=About Xlear \|url=https://xlearproactive.com/about-us/ \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/4eP3S \|archive-date=4 Jan 2026 ~~\|website=Xlear~~}}</ref>		Xlear was founded in 2000, and creates xylitol-based sinus and oral care products.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=About Xlear \|url=https://xlearproactive.com/about-us/ \|website=Xlear \|date= \|access-date=12 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/4eP3S \|archive-date=4 Jan 2026}}</ref>

	~~==Consumer Impact Summary==~~

	In 2021, Xlear was sued by the FTC for false advertising. In 2025, Xlear filed a lawsuit against the FTC which would make it harder for the FTC to punish unsubstantiated health claims, thereby harming consumers of medical products.		==Consumer impact summary==
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	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
			===FTC lawsuit alleging false COVID-19 medical claims (''2021—'')===
			On 28 October 2021, the US Department of Justice filed a complaint against Xlear, Inc. on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission for falsely marketing its nasal spray as an effective COVID-19 preventative, seeking to impose financial penalties on the company and to bar them from continuing to make unsubstantiated medical claims about their products.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

	~~===False COVID-19 medical claims (October 28, 2021)===~~		According to the complaint, since at least March 2020, Xlear marketed their nasal sprays as an effective preventative and treatment against COVID-19, claiming that their nasal sprays provide up to four hours of protection against COVID-19. The FTC alleged that Xlear lacked a factual or scientific base to support their claims.<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=United States of America v. Xlear, Inc. - Case No. 2:21-cv-00640-RJS \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/filed_complaint_xlear_v_jones_v.1.pdf \|website=Federal Trade Commission \|date=28 Oct 2021 \|access-date=12 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Xlear_filed_complaint_xlear_v_jones_v.1.pdf \|archive-date=2 Feb 2026}}</ref>
	On the ~~28<sup>th</sup> of October~~, ~~2021~~, ~~the US Department of Justice filed a complaint against~~ Xlear~~, Inc. on the behalf of the FTC for falsely marketing its~~ nasal ~~spray~~ as an effective COVID-19 ~~preventative~~, ~~seeking~~ to ~~impose financial penalties on the company and~~ to ~~bar them from continuing to make unsubstantiated medical~~ claims ~~about their products~~.<ref ~~name~~=":~~02"~~ /~~><ref name~~=":~~12"~~ />

	~~According to~~ the ~~complaint~~, ~~since at least~~ March ~~2020~~, Xlear marketed their nasal sprays as an effective preventative and treatment against COVID-19, claiming that their nasal sprays provide up to 4 hours of protection against COVID-19. The FTC alleged that Xlear lacked a factual or scientific base to support their claims.<ref>https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/~~documents~~/~~cases~~/~~filed_complaint_xlear_v_jones_v.1~~.pdf - [[:File:~~Xlear filed complaint xlear v jones v.1~~.pdf\|~~Archived]] from the original on~~ 2026~~-02-03.~~</ref>		The Trump Justice Department, on the behalf of the FTC, asked for the case to be dismissed with prejudice on 10 March 2025, but did not explain its reasoning for the dismissal.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice Case No. 2:21-cv-00640-RSJ-DBP \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2123045xleardismissstipulation.pdf \|website=Federal Trade Commission \|date=10 Mar 2025 \|access-date=12 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Xlear_2123045xleardismissstipulation.pdf \|archive-date=3 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	~~The Trump Justice Department~~, ~~on the behalf of~~ the FTC~~, asked~~ for the ~~case~~ to ~~be dismissed with prejudice on the 10~~<~~sup~~>th</~~sup~~> ~~of March, 2025, but did~~ not ~~explain its reasoning for the dismissal~~.<ref name=":02" /><ref>https://www.ftc.~~gov~~/~~system~~/~~files~~/~~ftc_gov~~/~~pdf~~/~~2123045xleardismissstipulation~~.~~pdf~~ - ~~[[:File:Xlear 2123045xleardismissstipulation~~.~~pdf~~\|~~Archived]] from the original on 2026~~-~~02-03~~</ref>		On 18 June 2025, Xlear filed a lawsuit against the FTC in an attempt to make it harder for the FTC to go after health claims.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Xlear, Inc. v. FTC & Andrew N. Ferguson Case No. 2:25-cv-00484 \|url=https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2025/06/COMPLAINT-against-Andrew-N-Ferguson.pdf \|website=Venable, LLP \|date=18 Jun 2025 \|access-date=12 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Xlear_COMPLAINT-against-Andrew-N-Ferguson.pdf \|archive-date=2 Feb 2026}}</ref> The company's central argument is that the FTC Act prohibits only false or deceptive statements — not unsubstantiated ones.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gordon \|first=Leonard L. \|title=Xlear v. FTC: Utah Company Files Challenge to Long-standing FTC Substantiation Requirements Post-Loper \|url=https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/2025/06/xlear-v-ftc-utah-company-files-challenge-to-long-standing-ftc-substantiation-requirements-post-loper.html \|website=Venable, LLP \|date=27 Jun 2025 \|access-date=12 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250707232557/https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/2025/06/xlear-v-ftc-utah-company-files-challenge-to-long-standing-ftc-substantiation-requirements-post-loper.html \|archive-date=7 Jul 2025}}</ref>

	~~On the 18<sup>th</sup> of June, 2025, Xlear filed a lawsuit against the FTC in an attempt to make it harder for the FTC to go after health claims.<ref name~~=":2">https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2025/06/COMPLAINT-against-Andrew-N-Ferguson.pdf - [[:File:Xlear COMPLAINT-against-Andrew-N-Ferguson.pdf\|Archived]] from the original on 2026-02-02.</ref> The company's central argument is that the FTC Act prohibits only false or deceptive statements – not unsubstantiated ones.<ref name=~~":2" /><ref>~~{{Cite web \|date=27 Jun 2025 \|title=Xlear v. FTC: Utah Company Files Challenge to Long-standing FTC Substantiation Requirements Post-Loper \|url=https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/2025/06/xlear-v-ftc-utah-company-files-challenge-to-long-standing-ftc-substantiation-requirements-post-loper.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250707232557/https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/2025/06/xlear-v-ftc-utah-company-files-challenge-to-long-standing-ftc-substantiation-requirements-post-loper.html \|archive-date=7 Jul 2025 \|website=Venable}}~~</ref>~~		==References==
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	~~==References==~~
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	~~[[Category:False Advertising]]~~
	[[Category:Xlear]]		[[Category:Xlear]]
	[[Category:Medical industry]]		[[Category:Medical industry]]

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	On the 28<sup>th</sup> of October, 2021, the US Department of Justice filed a complaint against Xlear, Inc. on the behalf of the FTC for falsely marketing its nasal spray as an effective COVID-19 preventative, seeking to impose financial penalties on the company and to bar them from continuing to make unsubstantiated medical claims about their products.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":12" />		On the 28<sup>th</sup> of October, 2021, the US Department of Justice filed a complaint against Xlear, Inc. on the behalf of the FTC for falsely marketing its nasal spray as an effective COVID-19 preventative, seeking to impose financial penalties on the company and to bar them from continuing to make unsubstantiated medical claims about their products.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":12" />

	According to the complaint, since at least March 2020, Xlear marketed their nasal sprays as an effective preventative and treatment against COVID-19, claiming that their nasal sprays provide up to 4 hours of protection against COVID-19. The FTC alleged that Xlear lacked a factual or scientific base to support their claims.<ref>https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/filed_complaint_xlear_v_jones_v.1.pdf</ref>		According to the complaint, since at least March 2020, Xlear marketed their nasal sprays as an effective preventative and treatment against COVID-19, claiming that their nasal sprays provide up to 4 hours of protection against COVID-19. The FTC alleged that Xlear lacked a factual or scientific base to support their claims.<ref>https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/filed_complaint_xlear_v_jones_v.1.pdf - [[:File:Xlear filed complaint xlear v jones v.1.pdf\|Archived]] from the original on 2026-02-03.</ref>

	The Trump Justice Department, on the behalf of the FTC, asked for the case to be dismissed with prejudice on the 10<sup>th</sup> of March, 2025, but did not explain its reasoning for the dismissal.<ref name=":02" /><ref>https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2123045xleardismissstipulation.pdf</ref>		The Trump Justice Department, on the behalf of the FTC, asked for the case to be dismissed with prejudice on the 10<sup>th</sup> of March, 2025, but did not explain its reasoning for the dismissal.<ref name=":02" /><ref>https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2123045xleardismissstipulation.pdf - [[:File:Xlear 2123045xleardismissstipulation.pdf\|Archived]] from the original on 2026-02-03</ref>

	On the 18<sup>th</sup> of June, 2025, Xlear filed a lawsuit against the FTC in an attempt to make it harder for the FTC to go after health claims.<ref name=":2">https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2025/06/COMPLAINT-against-Andrew-N-Ferguson.pdf</ref> The company's central argument is that the FTC Act prohibits only false or deceptive statements – not unsubstantiated ones.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web \|date=27 Jun 2025 \|title=Xlear v. FTC: Utah Company Files Challenge to Long-standing FTC Substantiation Requirements Post-Loper \|url=https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/2025/06/xlear-v-ftc-utah-company-files-challenge-to-long-standing-ftc-substantiation-requirements-post-loper.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250707232557/https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/2025/06/xlear-v-ftc-utah-company-files-challenge-to-long-standing-ftc-substantiation-requirements-post-loper.html \|archive-date=7 Jul 2025 \|website=Venable}}</ref>		On the 18<sup>th</sup> of June, 2025, Xlear filed a lawsuit against the FTC in an attempt to make it harder for the FTC to go after health claims.<ref name=":2">https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2025/06/COMPLAINT-against-Andrew-N-Ferguson.pdf - [[:File:Xlear COMPLAINT-against-Andrew-N-Ferguson.pdf\|Archived]] from the original on 2026-02-02.</ref> The company's central argument is that the FTC Act prohibits only false or deceptive statements – not unsubstantiated ones.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web \|date=27 Jun 2025 \|title=Xlear v. FTC: Utah Company Files Challenge to Long-standing FTC Substantiation Requirements Post-Loper \|url=https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/2025/06/xlear-v-ftc-utah-company-files-challenge-to-long-standing-ftc-substantiation-requirements-post-loper.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250707232557/https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/2025/06/xlear-v-ftc-utah-company-files-challenge-to-long-standing-ftc-substantiation-requirements-post-loper.html \|archive-date=7 Jul 2025 \|website=Venable}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Xlear''' is a Utah-based nasal spray company which [[False advertising\|falsely advertised]] its nasal spray as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. In 2021, the FTC sued Xlear for this false claim.<ref name=":02">{{cite web \|last=Felner \|first=Lauren \|date=2025-06-25 \|title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTS to police health claims \|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/SaLQj \|archive-date=24 Jun 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite web \|date=2021-10-28 \|title=FTC Sues Utah-based Company for Falsely Claiming Its Nasal Sprays Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-sues-utah-based-company-falsely-claiming-its-nasal-sprays-can-prevent-treat-covid-19 \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/BhWc8 \|archive-date=15 Feb 2024 \|website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>		'''Xlear''' is a Utah-based nasal spray company which [[False advertising\|falsely advertised]] its nasal spray as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. In 2021, the FTC sued Xlear for this false claim.<ref name=":02">{{cite web \|last=Felner \|first=Lauren \|date=2025-06-25 \|title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTS to police health claims \|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/SaLQj \|archive-date=24 Jun 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite web \|date=2021-10-28 \|title=FTC Sues Utah-based Company for Falsely Claiming Its Nasal Sprays Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-sues-utah-based-company-falsely-claiming-its-nasal-sprays-can-prevent-treat-covid-19 \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/BhWc8 \|archive-date=15 Feb 2024 \|website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>

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	'''Xlear''' is a Utah-based nasal spray company which [[False advertising\|falsely advertised]] its nasal spray as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. In 2021, the FTC sued Xlear for this false claim.<ref name=":02">{{cite web \|last=Felner \|first=Lauren \|date=2025-06-25 \|title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTS to police health claims \|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection \|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite web \|date=2021-10-28 \|title=FTC Sues Utah-based Company for Falsely Claiming Its Nasal Sprays Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-sues-utah-based-company-falsely-claiming-its-nasal-sprays-can-prevent-treat-covid-19 \|website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>		'''Xlear''' is a Utah-based nasal spray company which [[False advertising\|falsely advertised]] its nasal spray as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. In 2021, the FTC sued Xlear for this false claim.<ref name=":02">{{cite web \|last=Felner \|first=Lauren \|date=2025-06-25 \|title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTS to police health claims \|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/SaLQj \|archive-date=24 Jun 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite web \|date=2021-10-28 \|title=FTC Sues Utah-based Company for Falsely Claiming Its Nasal Sprays Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-sues-utah-based-company-falsely-claiming-its-nasal-sprays-can-prevent-treat-covid-19 \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/BhWc8 \|archive-date=15 Feb 2024 \|website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
	Xlear was founded in 2000, and creates xylitol-based sinus and oral care products.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://xlearproactive.com/about-us/\|~~title~~=~~About Xlear~~\|website=Xlear}}</ref>		Xlear was founded in 2000, and creates xylitol-based sinus and oral care products.<ref>{{cite web \|title=About Xlear \|url=https://xlearproactive.com/about-us/ \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/4eP3S \|archive-date=4 Jan 2026 \|website=Xlear}}</ref>

	==Consumer Impact Summary==		==Consumer Impact Summary==

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	The Trump Justice Department, on the behalf of the FTC, asked for the case to be dismissed with prejudice on the 10<sup>th</sup> of March, 2025, but did not explain its reasoning for the dismissal.<ref name=":02" /><ref>https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2123045xleardismissstipulation.pdf</ref>		The Trump Justice Department, on the behalf of the FTC, asked for the case to be dismissed with prejudice on the 10<sup>th</sup> of March, 2025, but did not explain its reasoning for the dismissal.<ref name=":02" /><ref>https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2123045xleardismissstipulation.pdf</ref>

	On the 18<sup>th</sup> of June, 2025, Xlear filed a lawsuit against the FTC in an attempt to make it harder for the FTC to go after health claims.<ref name=":2">https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2025/06/COMPLAINT-against-Andrew-N-Ferguson.pdf</ref> The company's central argument is that the FTC Act prohibits only false or deceptive statements – not unsubstantiated ones.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web \|date=27 Jun 2025 \|title=Xlear v. FTC: Utah Company Files Challenge to Long-standing FTC Substantiation Requirements Post-Loper \|url=https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/2025/06/xlear-v-ftc-utah-company-files-challenge-to-long-standing-ftc-substantiation-requirements-post-loper.html \|website=Venable}}</ref>		On the 18<sup>th</sup> of June, 2025, Xlear filed a lawsuit against the FTC in an attempt to make it harder for the FTC to go after health claims.<ref name=":2">https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2025/06/COMPLAINT-against-Andrew-N-Ferguson.pdf</ref> The company's central argument is that the FTC Act prohibits only false or deceptive statements – not unsubstantiated ones.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web \|date=27 Jun 2025 \|title=Xlear v. FTC: Utah Company Files Challenge to Long-standing FTC Substantiation Requirements Post-Loper \|url=https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/2025/06/xlear-v-ftc-utah-company-files-challenge-to-long-standing-ftc-substantiation-requirements-post-loper.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250707232557/https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/2025/06/xlear-v-ftc-utah-company-files-challenge-to-long-standing-ftc-substantiation-requirements-post-loper.html \|archive-date=7 Jul 2025 \|website=Venable}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

Beanie Bo: Category

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	'''Xlear''' is a Utah-based nasal spray company which [[False advertising\|falsely advertised]] its nasal spray as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. In 2021, the FTC sued Xlear for this false claim.<ref name=":02">{{cite web \|last=Felner \|first=Lauren \|date=2025-06-25 \|title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTS to police health claims \|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection \|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite web \|date=2021-10-28 \|title=FTC Sues Utah-based Company for Falsely Claiming Its Nasal Sprays Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-sues-utah-based-company-falsely-claiming-its-nasal-sprays-can-prevent-treat-covid-19 \|website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>		'''Xlear''' is a Utah-based nasal spray company which [[False advertising\|falsely advertised]] its nasal spray as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. In 2021, the FTC sued Xlear for this false claim.<ref name=":02">{{cite web \|last=Felner \|first=Lauren \|date=2025-06-25 \|title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTS to police health claims \|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection \|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite web \|date=2021-10-28 \|title=FTC Sues Utah-based Company for Falsely Claiming Its Nasal Sprays Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-sues-utah-based-company-falsely-claiming-its-nasal-sprays-can-prevent-treat-covid-19 \|website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>

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