Nature Made Fish Oil Supplements
Allegations: Falsely advertising that products support heart health without adequate scientific evidence that taking fish oil supplements provides heart health benefits
Whitaker et al. v. Pharmavite, LLC
22-cv-4732, C.D. Cal.
(July 2022)
Wittman et al. v. Pharmavite LLC
22-cv-4061, E.D.N.Y.
(July 2022)
Nature Made Extra Strength Chewable Vitamin C products
Falsely advertising products as “Extra Strength” when they do not contain a higher dose of vitamin C than regular strength products
Pending
Allegations: Falsely advertising that products support heart health without adequate scientific evidence that taking fish oil supplements provides heart health benefits
Allegations: False natural claims
March 2018: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. December 2017: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement agreement. Later in December,…
October 2016: One of the named plaintiffs (Corbett) voluntarily dismissed her claims When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
An investigation into the menopause supplement industry by consumer advocacy organization truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has revealed a hotbed of deceptive advertising. The ad watchdog has amassed nearly 2,000 examples of problematic health…
How the supplement industry is taking advantage of women and what TINA.org is doing to fight it.
Proceed with caution when it comes to menopause marketing.
Lawsuits accuse companies of using deceptive claims to reel in consumers.
FTC to decide whether fish oil supplement’s better-absorption claims sink or swim.