TINA.org’s Year in Review 2016

Here’s what we accomplished in 2016 with your help.

All Market’s Vita Coco Coconut Oil

SeaWorld’s Treatment of Killer Whales

Allegations: Misleadingly hiding the mistreatment of its killer whales and the detrimental impact captivity has on them

Carrington Farms Coconut Oil

Home City Ice

Is this company’s ice more than just frozen H20?

Nutiva Coconut Oils

Simply Garcinia Cambogia

Chobani Simply 100

Let the yogurt wars commence.

IGF-1 Plus

YumEarth Organics Pops

You may be very, very surprised to learn what’s missing in this company’s “very very cherry” pops.

Top Five Worst Settlements of 2014

Consumers left out in cold in these settlements.

Eight ‘Facts’ That Won’t Answer This: Is Vemma a Pyramid Scheme?

Beware; none of these statements the company makes are relevant.

Company Investigated by truthinadvertising.org Comes Under Fire Again

MADISON, CT., Aug. 15, 2013 — A company investigated by advertising watchdog group truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) is under fire again for deceptive marketing of a children’s supplement. A key advertising self-regulatory…

Popeye Says Eat Your Spinach

Something amazing happened at our dinner table.  My daughter got into a fight with her brother (that’s not the amazing part) about who could eat the last of the –…

Nutritionist Pushes Ban on Energy Drink Ads to Kids

Online petition gaining steam as energy drink makers come under scrutiny.

I’d Tap That

Bottled water is convenient, but is it worth the cost?

FIT SNACKS Whey Protein Baked Bars

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing bars as healthy when they actually contain high levels of fat

V8 Fruit and Vegetable Blends

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing juice blends as healthy when consuming juices increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and death

FITCRUNCH Whey Protein Baked Bars

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as healthy when they contain high levels of fat

Thinx Products

Allegations: Misleadingly advertising products as safe, healthy, sustainable, and free of harmful chemicals when they contain chemicals that are harmful