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Des Moines cleaning company fined $75K over false advertising

Des Moines cleaning company fined $75K over false advertising
LINKED TO THE DELTA VARIANT A DES MOINES COMPANY IPAS YING A BIG PENALTY. FOR FALSELY ADVERTISING LONG-TERM PROTECTION THROUGH ITS CLEANGNI PROCESS AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS THE IAOW ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE REACHED SETTLEMENT WITH HERITAGE BUILDING MAINTENANCE, THE HERIGETA GROUP HERITAGE MICROBIAL CONTROL AND JOSEPH HNJOSON HAVE ALL BEEN ORDERED TO PAY A $75,000 FINE AND MAKE REFUNDS TO CUSTOMERS. THE AG’S OFFICE SAYS THE COMPANY FALSELY CLAIMED. IT’S CLEANING PROCESS WOULD KEEP SERVICES CORONAVIRUS. FOR UP TO 90 DAYS. IT WAS JUST A CONCERN OF OUR OFFICE FROM THE BEGINNING TTHA COMPANIES WERE GOING TO TRY AND SELL PRODUCTS THAT MAYBE DIDN’T LIVE UP TO. TO TSEHO CLAIMS AS FAR AS PREVENTING OR STOPPING THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS AND SO WE’RE WE’RE HAPPY THAT WE’RE ABLE TO HOLD COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE AND THAT THEY’RE WOINRKG WITH US TO TO MAKE THAT RIGHT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS ATTORNEY GENERAL. TOM MILLER SAYS HERITAGE SOLDIERS CLEANING PROCESS TO ABOUT 65, IOWA CUSTOMERS WITH MORE THAN 200 LOCATIONS OR BUILDINGS IN DES MOINES, INCLUD
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Des Moines cleaning company fined $75K over false advertising
A Des Moines cleaning company must pay a penalty for falsely advertising long-term protection against COVID-19.The Iowa Attorney General’s Office reached a settlement with Heritage Building Maintenance. The Heritage Group, Heritage Microbial Control and Joseph Johnson must pay a $75,000 penalty and refunds to customers after the Attorney General’s Office said that the company falsely claimed its cleaning process would protect against transmission of COVID-19 on surfaces. The attorney general said Heritage sold their cleaning process to about 65 Iowa customers with more than 200 locations or buildings in Des Moines, including schools, medical facilities and large employers.

A Des Moines cleaning company must pay a penalty for falsely advertising long-term protection against COVID-19.

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office reached a settlement with Heritage Building Maintenance.

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The Heritage Group, Heritage Microbial Control and Joseph Johnson must pay a $75,000 penalty and refunds to customers after the Attorney General’s Office said that the company falsely claimed its cleaning process would protect against transmission of COVID-19 on surfaces.

The attorney general said Heritage sold their cleaning process to about 65 Iowa customers with more than 200 locations or buildings in Des Moines, including schools, medical facilities and large employers.