Jokeshop firm lands contact lens fine

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with an internet marketer and his company Jokeshop and website (www.vampfangs.com) which will stop their alleged illegal practice of selling cosmetic contact lenses to consumers without prescriptions.

The FTC charged that the site violated federal law by selling contact lenses without getting consumers' prescriptions or verifying directly with prescribers and failing to keep adequate records.

The settlement required the payment of $50,000 in cash. The rest of the $200,000 judgement was suspended because of the inability to pay.