Debunking Drug Claims in Dr. Bronner’s Coconut Oil

When a product doesn’t qualify as a drug, you can’t market it as such.

Provailen’s Treatment Claims Challenged

Dietary supplement Provailen is making bold statements regarding arthritis treatment. NAD refers to FTC for further review.

FDA Stings Zarbee’s Naturals for Treatment Claims

Agency warns about “likes” on its own Facebook page.

The High Cost of SmartFares.com

Everyone wants to travel cheaply. But be wary of travel sites advertising extraordinarily low prices.

HARP Refinance Lender: Not what You May Think it Is

Website with name similar to government mortgage program is filling inboxes. What is it after?

Nutronics Labs IGF-1 Plus

What? Bambi to your rescue? Nutronics Labs claims that its deer antler sprays – such as IGF-1 Plus supplements – will provide consumers with many health benefits. Wait a second…

MegaGraviola

The FDA has sent a warning letter to M&A Caribbean Traders, Inc. for selling MegaGraviola in violation of FDA regulations. According to the FDA’s letter sent in April 2014, the…

You Won’t Believe Her Transformation – Dermal Meds

We don’t believe it either. We saw this ad online advertising Dermal Meds, a line of anti-aging beauty products. But we also saw a number of problems with its marketing.…

Neu Garcinia Cambogia – Every Day with Rachael

We saw this web ad: And we clicked on it, because that’s just what we do around here. The ad took us to a website that is supposed to look…

Xtreme Nitro and Maxx Test 300

Want to see almost every suspicious weight-loss ad technique in one place?

Sony Xperia SP

The ASA has found Sony’s advertising for the Xperia SP phone to be misleading.

Nivea Vital Cream

The The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is a self-regulatory body that monitors advertising in the United Kingdom. has upheld a complaint concerning a Nivea Vital moisturizing cream advertisement. The ad…

Rebranded Drugs

Some drugs are the same except for their names and packaging. For example: Sarafem, marketed as a treatment for Premenstrual Dysphoria Disorder, is the same drug as Prozac, marketed as…

PETA

That is one tough-looking toddler, but the ASA bans ad that claims eating meat increases risk of cancer.

How Life Works

This is not an ad alert for life in general — life’s not fair, get over it. But we at TINA.org are trying to make the ads a little more…

Coca Cola 139 Happy Calories

ICLS.net

We recently received this e-mail concerning a search engine ranking report. From: “ICLS” <[email protected]> Date: July 11, 2013 7:50:20 AM EDT To: <——> Subject: ICLS Submission Instructions – Ref#: 20193815…

Tag Away

https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Tag-Away-Skin-Tag-Remover.mp4 Tag Away, a skin-tag remover, claims that it is “clinically proven to remove skin tags.” The Electronic Retailing Self-Regulation Program (ERSP) reviewed the claims and reached a different conclusion.…

Great Value Lactose Free Milk

A reader submitted the following tip concerning Great Value Lactose-Free Reduced Fat 2% Milk from Wal-Mart: We came across this after my wife consumed the Walmart brand Lactose Free milk…

The Skinny on Garcinia Cambogia

Garcinia Cambogia extract may not be such a great deal for weight loss.