What Extra Ingredients are in Your Natural Stevia Product? Consumer News What Extra Ingredients are in Your Natural Stevia Product? Ingredient labels can have surprises.
Decoding Cosmetics Claims: “Hypoallergenic” Products Consumer News Decoding Cosmetics Claims: “Hypoallergenic” Products Does the term really have meaning?
Can’t Keep a Bad Ad Man Down Consumer News Can’t Keep a Bad Ad Man Down Why can’t the FTC put some hucksters out of business for good?
Math Doesn’t Always Add Up When Counting Carbs on Labels Consumer News Math Doesn’t Always Add Up When Counting Carbs on Labels Searching for low carb foods in the aisles of your local supermarket is not as straightforward as you would think.
When Natural is Really Just Mostly Natural Consumer News When Natural is Really Just Mostly Natural What’s 96-98% natural supposed to mean, anyway?
What You Should Know about Elomir Consumer News What You Should Know about Elomir What you need to know before you #hitthestrip.
Pfizer Prescribed a Truth Pill Consumer News Pfizer Prescribed a Truth Pill Pfizer overstated the benefits and efficiency of a popular antibiotic in a direct-to-consumer advertising campaign.
New England State Tries to Ban Bait and Switch Consumer News New England State Tries to Ban Bait and Switch Fish Tale: What’s in your sushi?
Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You Consumer News Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology company that made billions marketing its anemia drug Aranesp for unapproved uses, agreed to pay $762 million to settle off-use marketing charges.
Seeking the Truth in Food Labels Consumer News Seeking the Truth in Food Labels When cruising down the aisle of your favorite local supermarket, you may depend greatly on the packaging and labeling when deciding what food and beverage items or brands to buy. …
When is Zero Trans Fat Really Zero? Consumer News When is Zero Trans Fat Really Zero? You have probably seen the “0 grams trans fat” label on everything from spreads to chips at the supermarket. Trans fats are now known to raise your bad cholesterol, increasing…
What You Should Know about Diet Teas Consumer News What You Should Know about Diet Teas By diet they mean cleansing and by cleansing they mean pooping.
Wellness MLM’s Fulvic Acid Product Raises Red Flags Consumer News Wellness MLM’s Fulvic Acid Product Raises Red Flags “The mudman” has apparently found a new MLM to sell his “magic dirt.”
Check Your Six: Deceptive Ads That Target Military Members Consumer News Check Your Six: Deceptive Ads That Target Military Members TINA.org observes Military Consumer Month the only way we know how – by sharing deceptive ads.
E-Cigarettes Hitting Teen Targets? Consumer News E-Cigarettes Hitting Teen Targets? As more teens vape, lawmakers worry about e-cig ads.
Four Loko Labels Get a Makeover Consumer News Four Loko Labels Get a Makeover Agency wants consumers to know how much alcohol really is in Four Loko.
Happy, Horny, Skinny Pill? Consumer News Happy, Horny, Skinny Pill? GSK will pay out $105 million in off-label use case.
Flavor Alert: Where’s the Maple? Consumer News Flavor Alert: Where’s the Maple? The not-so-sweet truth about the missing star ingredient.
TINA.org Finds Plexus Deceptively Marketing Supplements for Kids Consumer News TINA.org Finds Plexus Deceptively Marketing Supplements for Kids Distributors deceptively claim products boost childrens’ immune systems and may even keep them virus free.
Time Up for 5-Hour Energy Drink? Consumer News Time Up for 5-Hour Energy Drink? Drink manufacturer faces multiple state lawsuits.