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Phyto-C Skin Care Products

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Phyto-C Skin Care Products

FDA warns company about unapproved drug treatment claims, among other things.

Empire Distributors, Rhino Black 5K Plus

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Empire Distributors, Rhino Black 5K Plus

Hidden ingredients in male sexual enhancement supplement poses health risks, FDA warns.

Culturelle Ultimate Balance for Antibiotics

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Culturelle Ultimate Balance for Antibiotics

Is this company using unapproved drug claims to market its probiotic supplement?

That’s Natural

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That’s Natural

FDA reminds marijuana marketers that outing unproven treatment claims remains high on its list.

Nine Investment Newsletter Warning Signs

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Nine Investment Newsletter Warning Signs

Consumers should consider whether investment newsletters are actually helpful or just full of hype.

Methylsynephrine (Oxilofrine) Supplements

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Methylsynephrine (Oxilofrine) Supplements

FDA warning letters take aim at banned stimulant.

Court Orders Balance of Nature to Halt Supplement Sales

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Court Orders Balance of Nature to Halt Supplement Sales

“The public cannot have confidence that their products are what they purport to be,” says the FDA.

7 Marketers That Get Coal in Their 2019 Holiday Stocking

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7 Marketers That Get Coal in Their 2019 Holiday Stocking

TINA.org’s annual list includes a pillow maker, a televangelist and a for-profit college.

Google Takes Down Amazon’s ‘Shop FDA Approved Supplements’ Ad Following TINA.org Inquiry

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Google Takes Down Amazon’s ‘Shop FDA Approved Supplements’ Ad Following TINA.org Inquiry

Search engine also removes slider of ‘sponsored’ products in response to TINA.org inquiry.

Arbonne

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Arbonne

TINA.org investigated Arbonne, a California-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it has deceptively promoted products with unsubstantiated health claims and has used atypical income claims to market its business…

Juice Plus+

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Juice Plus+

TINA.org investigated Juice Plus+, a Tennessee-based multilevel marketing company that sells nutritional supplements, and found that the company has used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to market its products and atypical income…

Melaleuca

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Melaleuca

TINA.org investigated Melaleuca as part of its larger investigations into unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims and atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims…

Zurvita

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Zurvita

TINA.org investigated Zurvita as part of its larger investigations into unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims and atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims…

FDA Urged to Move Quickly on E-Cigarette Cessation Claims

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FDA Urged to Move Quickly on E-Cigarette Cessation Claims

Groups say cessation claims in apparent violation of federal law.

BeActive

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BeActive

TINA.org investigated BeActive Plus, a brace marketed as able to treat sciatic nerve pain, and found that its advertising is improperly using FDA logos in violation of the FDA’s Logo…

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

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Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

The polio vaccine, penicillin, open-heart surgery, magnetic resonance imaging, chemotherapy, Zoloft, LASIK, statins, heck, even Viagra have all contributed to the advancement of modern medicine. We’ve come a long way…

Smoking Out E-Cigarette Ad Claims

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Smoking Out E-Cigarette Ad Claims

TINA.org review of more than 150 e-cigarette sites finds a wide variety of questionable claims.

NaturalDoctor

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NaturalDoctor

FDA sends reminder that unapproved drug treatment claims are illegal.

Rebranded Drugs

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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…

FDA Warns Triple MiracleZen Platinum Poses Potential Dangers

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FDA Warns Triple MiracleZen Platinum Poses Potential Dangers

Undeclared drug ingredients may cause health complications.

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Phyto-C Skin Care Products

Empire Distributors, Rhino Black 5K Plus

Culturelle Ultimate Balance for Antibiotics

That’s Natural

Nine Investment Newsletter Warning Signs

Methylsynephrine (Oxilofrine) Supplements

Court Orders Balance of Nature to Halt Supplement Sales

7 Marketers That Get Coal in Their 2019 Holiday Stocking

Google Takes Down Amazon’s ‘Shop FDA Approved Supplements’ Ad Following TINA.org Inquiry

Arbonne

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Melaleuca

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FDA Urged to Move Quickly on E-Cigarette Cessation Claims

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Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

Smoking Out E-Cigarette Ad Claims

NaturalDoctor

Rebranded Drugs

FDA Warns Triple MiracleZen Platinum Poses Potential Dangers