FTC Should Ban Individual Impersonation Scams
TINA.org submits comment in support of FTC’s proposal to ban fake celebrity endorsements, romance scams and other impersonation scams.
Horse Feed from ADM Alliance Nutrition
February 2019: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint bringing similar allegations.
July 2016: A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. and ADM Alliance Nutrition for allegedly failing to disclose that its horse feed products may be contaminated with monensin, a chemical additive that is poisonous to horses. (Berarov et al v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. and ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc., Case No. 16-cv-7355, N.D. Ill.)
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Williams-Sonoma must pay $3.2 million for falsely claiming products were “Made in the USA”
Eric Lagatta, USA Today
Acting on TINA.org Complaint, FTC Busts Williams-Sonoma, Again
Following a complaint by ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), Pottery Barn’s parent company Williams-Sonoma has agreed to pay more than $3 million for violating a 2020 FTC consent order requiring that…
How a TINA.org Reader Tip Led to a Record Penalty for False Made in USA Claims
FTC says civil penalty against Williams-Sonoma is “the largest ever in a Made in USA case.”