Bud Light Platinum Hard Seltzer

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that beverages are made with agave to make consumers think they contain agave spirits when the ingredients list reveals they actually contain agave syrup as a sweetener

Cacti Agave Spiked Seltzer

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that beverages are made with agave to make consumers think they contain agave spirits when the ingredients list reveals they actually contain agave syrup as a sweetener

Vizzy Pineapple Mango Hard Seltzer

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients and nutrients in hard seltzer beverages

Celsius Live Fit Sparkling Orange

Allegations: Beverages do not contain the characterizing flavoring ingredients indicated on the label

FTC Brain Claims Cases Since 1995

Since 1995, the FTC has brought nearly 70 actions over deceptive brain claims.

Whose Settlement is Better For You: Vitaminwater or Red Bull?

Vitaminwater and Red Bull were both sued for falsely marketing their beverages as providing specific health/functional benefits.

Starbucks Verismo Coffee System

Starbucks advertised its Verismo at-home coffee system as making “coffeehouse quality lattes…” or “Lattes … made to cafe standard… ,” though presumably without acoustic folk-rock CDs and a coffee cup…

Nutritionist Pushes Ban on Energy Drink Ads to Kids

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

REBBL Plant Powered Elixir

Allegations: Beverages provide less protein than advertised

Polar Seltzers

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “100% Natural”

Coronavirus Spawns Class-Action Lawsuits as Consumers Seek Refunds

The pandemic has also triggered lawsuits over privacy issues with some video conferencing apps, and more.

A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams

A master list of known and alleged scams.

Sun Vista Beans

Vemma Reaches $238 Million Settlement with FTC

Company agrees to a ban on pyramid scheme practices to settle charges.

Direct Selling Association is Honoring Ethics Code Violators According to TINA.org

MADISON, CONN. June 7, 2016–The Direct Selling Association (DSA), the national trade association for multi-level marketing companies, honors 22 companies that purportedly “serve as examples of direct selling at its…

SevenPoint2 & CEO Boreyko Violating FTC Order

Alkaline MLM’s health claims add up to FTC consent order violations.

Sunshine Report: State-by-State Access to Consumer Complaints

#SunshineWeek: Find out which states should do more to give consumers information on complaints filed against businesses.

What You Should Know about the FTC’s Action against Vemma

Having combed through the 200-plus pages that the FTC filed against Vemma Nutrition Company, Vemma International Holdings, Inc., Benson K. (B.K.) Boreyko, Tom Alkazin and his wife Bethany (defendants) in…

Tour De Tavern Groupon

Advertised savings on coupon site may not be as big as you think.

Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs

Consumers complain to feds that various e-cig companies are fleecing them into repeated credit card charges for vapor products.