Copper Clothing Maker to Pay $1.35M for Bogus Health Claims

A company that makes copper-infused clothing agreed to pay $1.35 million to settle government charges that it falsely claimed its garments could relieve pain and inflammation caused by arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other diseases.

The company, called Tommie Copper, booked $87 million in sales between 2011 and 2014, according to regulators.

The Federal Trade Commission said that Tommie Copper used infomercials, print ads and social media to advertise shirts, socks, sleeves and other compression garments that it said could relieve pain better than surgery or medication, but with no scientific evidence to back up those claims. Its products cost between $30 and $70.