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Private Selection Cold-Pressed Avocado Oil

Class Action

Private Selection Cold-Pressed Avocado Oil

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as if they only contain avocado oil when they contain other oils as well

Generic Store Brand Mucinex Sold at Walgreens

Class Action

Generic Store Brand Mucinex Sold at Walgreens

Allegations: Marketing products as safe without disclosing that they are contaminated with the carcinogen benzene

Good & Gather Avocado Oil

Class Action

Good & Gather Avocado Oil

Allegations: Falsely advertising products as “100% pure avocado oil”

Beech-Nut Baby Foods

Class Action

Beech-Nut Baby Foods

Allegations: Failing to disclose baby foods contain toxic heavy metals

Chipotle Mexican Grill Non-GMO Claims

Class Action

Chipotle Mexican Grill Non-GMO Claims

Allegations: Misleadingly representing that items on its menus contain “only non-GMO ingredients”

CVS Health Bandages

Class Action

CVS Health Bandages

Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain harmful synthetic chemicals known as PFAS

Pennington and Kaytee Birdseed

Class Action

Pennington and Kaytee Birdseed

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products will attract wild birds when more than half of the mix is a filler ingredient that most birds won’t eat

TINA.org Files FTC & FDA Complaints Against Menopause Supplement Brands

Press Release

TINA.org Files FTC & FDA Complaints Against Menopause Supplement Brands

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…

Proactiv

Class Action

Proactiv

Allegations: Misleadingly representing that products were safe when they contained, or were at risk of containing, the carcinogen benzene

The Menopause Deception Epidemic

Consumer News

The Menopause Deception Epidemic

How the supplement industry is taking advantage of women and what TINA.org is doing to fight it.

Kix Cereals “All Natural Corn” Claims

Class Action

Kix Cereals “All Natural Corn” Claims

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as being “made with All Natural Corn”

Creme of Nature Moisture-Rich Hair Color with Shea Butter Conditioner

Class Action

Creme of Nature Moisture-Rich Hair Color with Shea Butter Conditioner

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “Ammonia Free”

Stop & Shop Avocado Oil

Class Action

Stop & Shop Avocado Oil

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as pure avocado oil when they are adulterated with other oils

Blue Diamond Habanero BBQ Almonds

Class Action

Blue Diamond Habanero BBQ Almonds

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that one of the characterizing flavors in products comes from habanero chili peppers when they contain a relatively small amounts of the ingredient

TINA’s Take: Food Makers Should Disclose Animal-Derived Ingredients