Utah Firm Cited for Violating FCC Equipment Authorization Rules

The FCC Enforcement Bureau issued a citation Friday against Health and Med, a Utah-based company that sells wellness products, for allegedly marketing footbaths and other RF products without the required FCC authorizations. The bureau listed 14 products, only two of which appeared to still be for sale this year. The bureau’s Spectrum Enforcement Division “observed that the ionic footbath models marketed on the Health and Med website have digital displays, use digital power supplies, and have other indicia that they are unintentional radiators or ISM [industrial, scientific and medical] devices, either of which require an authorization prior to marketing,” the bureau said. If the company “fails to comply with these laws, it may be liable for significant fines of up to $22,021 per day for each model marketed, as well as other sanctions,” the order said. The company didn’t comment Friday.