How Marketers Trick Kids, and Why Parents Should Worry
Herb Weisbaum, Consumers’ Checkbook
Petros et al. v. Rahal Biosciences, Inc.
24-cv-3182, S.D.N.Y.
(April 2024)
ARMRA Colostrum dietary supplements
Falsely marketing products as “research-backed” to provide various health benefits – including “strengthen[ing] immunity,” “fortify[ing] gut health,” and “activat[ing] hair growth” – without adequate scientific evidence to support such claims
Failing to include mandated disclaimers with disease treatment claims, in violation of FDA regulations
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.
Herb Weisbaum, Consumers’ Checkbook
TINA.org pulls back the covers on this company’s Made in USA marketing.
Brand partnerships worthy of a big “doom!”
Derek Kravitz, Consumer Reports
Here were some of the worst ads TINA.org investigated this year.