7Up Agrees to Stop Making Antioxidant Claims Consumer News 7Up Agrees to Stop Making Antioxidant Claims Company agrees to stop adding vitamins to drinks.
Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants Consumer News Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants Consumer advocates warn of new scams.
Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Eyelashes Consumer News Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Eyelashes Do eyelash growth products work?
Costco at Center of False Advertising Suit Again Consumer News Costco at Center of False Advertising Suit Again Michael Kors says company falsely advertised handbags.
Zombie Endorsements Consumer News Zombie Endorsements Deceased actors brought back to star in advertisements.
FDA Heeds Our Concerns and Bans DMAA Products Consumer News FDA Heeds Our Concerns and Bans DMAA Products Agency prohibits products with DMAA from entering market.
FTC Helping Military Consumers Avoid Scams Consumer News FTC Helping Military Consumers Avoid Scams Active servicemembers and veterans are frequent targets of scams and deceptive ads.
ASA Rules on Homeopathy Ads Consumer News ASA Rules on Homeopathy Ads The ASA has ordered the Society of Homeopaths to discontinue misleading advertising.
Google Pays AdBlock Plus to Have Ads Whitelisted Consumer News Google Pays AdBlock Plus to Have Ads Whitelisted Is the point of AdBlock Plus to block annoying ads, or to curate them?
Abortion Ad Law Facing First Amendment Challenge Consumer News Abortion Ad Law Facing First Amendment Challenge July 2013 Update: The Fourth Circuit has overturned the District Court’s permanent injunction against the City of Baltimore’s truth in advertising ordinance.
Skechers Refund Checks in the Mail Consumer News Skechers Refund Checks in the Mail The FTC is mailing out refunds to consumers who bought and filed valid claims on Skechers toning shoes.
What You Should Know about Vemma Consumer News What You Should Know about Vemma Investigation reveals a number of questionable practices.
Vemma Complaints by the Numbers Consumer News Vemma Complaints by the Numbers What are Vemma customers’ FTC complaints?
FTC Files Suit to Halt Mortgage Relief Operation Consumer News FTC Files Suit to Halt Mortgage Relief Operation Agency says scheme charged high fees but gave no real help.
Don’t Get Bugged Out by Insect Repellent Claims Consumer News Don’t Get Bugged Out by Insect Repellent Claims Here’s what you need to know about active ingredients in insect repellents.
Protecting Junior’s Privacy Online Consumer News Protecting Junior’s Privacy Online New COPPA rules go into effect July 1.
Kevin Trudeau in Court on Contempt Charges Consumer News Kevin Trudeau in Court on Contempt Charges FTC repeat offender facing jail time.
Ads of a Different Color Consumer News Ads of a Different Color “Native advertising” blurs lines between ads and content.
TINA.org Renews Effort on Deceptively Marketed Supplement Consumer News TINA.org Renews Effort on Deceptively Marketed Supplement European agency rules that marketing of formula is misleading.
Five Common Complaints about Guthy-Renker Consumer News Five Common Complaints about Guthy-Renker Informercial maker uses glossy ads and celebrity endorsements, but also gets hit with plenty of consumer complaints.