
Target
TINA.org investigated Target’s website – www.target.com – and found that false and deceptive Made in the USA labeling issues were widespread on its site, including product specifications that falsely stated…
June 2015: Some of the lawsuits were transferred to one court where they will be heard together. (MDL Docket Information: In Re: Herbal Supplements Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL No. 2619, Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation; Master Docket Case Information: Case No. 15-cv-5070, N. D. IL.)
Early 2015: Multiple false advertising lawsuits were filed against several marketers of herbal supplements — including Walmart, Walgreens, GNC, and Target — over a period of a few months. Among other things, the lawsuits allege that the companies misleadingly label several brands of supplements – including Finest Nutrition, Spring Valley, Herbal Plus, and Up & Up – as containing certain herbal ingredients when they actually do not contain such ingredients.
For more information about some of the cases, click on the case information below.
For more information about the misleading marketing of supplements and TINA.org’s coverage of the issue, click here.
TINA.org investigated Target’s website – www.target.com – and found that false and deceptive Made in the USA labeling issues were widespread on its site, including product specifications that falsely stated…
TINA.org investigations into Walmart have revealed that the retail giant repeatedly engaged in false and deceptive Made in USA marketing on its website, and used undisclosed stealth marketing directed at…
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “lean”
Allegations: Falsely marketing fish oil supplements
Allegations: Products do not provide the advertised benefits
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