Packaging of Lean Shake Products Class Action Packaging of Lean Shake Products In December 2015, a class-action lawsuit was filed against GNC for allegedly deceptively packaging GNC Lean Shake products — including Total Lean, Total Lean Advanced, and Total Lean Control and…
Top Store-Brand Herbal Supplements Missing the Herb Consumer News Top Store-Brand Herbal Supplements Missing the Herb State officials demand Walmart, Target, Walgreens and GNC stop selling the supplements.
Ghost Health Claims Evidence Ghost Health Claims A TINA.org and Rudd Center investigation has cataloged a sampling of marketing materials in which Ghost products are promoted using unsubstantiated and unapproved health claims. *TINA.org has shortened the length…
Jack3d Marketed as Safe Despite Reports of Deaths Consumer News Jack3d Marketed as Safe Despite Reports of Deaths DOJ files an indictment against USPlabs and top execs.
OxyElite Pro Class Action OxyElite Pro 2015: The Campos and Mazzeo cases were dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. because both cases (Campos and Mazzeo) were resolved pursuant to the…
OxyELITE, Jack3d, and VERSA-1 Class Action OxyELITE, Jack3d, and VERSA-1 February 2015: A federal judge granted final approval of this settlement. October 2014: A federal judge preliminarily approved a $2,000,000 settlement of a class-action lawsuit against USPlabs and GNC. The…
Flexaid and Other Glucosamine supplements Class Action Flexaid and Other Glucosamine supplements January 2014: A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit against GNC finding that the plaintiffs failed to establish that the advertisements were false or deceptive. The judge concluded that the named-plaintiffs…
TriFlex Class Action TriFlex June 2014: After this lawsuit was transferred to another court in January 2014, a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit concluding that the named-plaintiffs did not establish that the advertisements were…
OxyElite Pro™ Dietary Supplements Class Action OxyElite Pro™ Dietary Supplements December 2014: After the complaint was amended in May 2014, the named plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning that the complaint cannot be refiled. The reasons for the…
By the Numbers: Federal Crackdown on Dietary Supplements Consumer News By the Numbers: Federal Crackdown on Dietary Supplements Regulators send united message about deceptively marketed supplements.
Consumers Are Feeling Unfulfilled Consumer News Consumers Are Feeling Unfulfilled How much is really in there?
Isopure Zero-Carb and Low-Carb Protein Powder Class Action Isopure Zero-Carb and Low-Carb Protein Powder December 2014: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
Supplements Containing Testofen Class Action Supplements Containing Testofen Allegations: Products do not provide the advertised benefits
Pro-Nutra Ultra Concentrated Garcinia Class Action Pro-Nutra Ultra Concentrated Garcinia March 2015: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons have not been disclosed. November 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed…
Growth Factor-9 Class Action Growth Factor-9 April 2017: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s dismissal of this lawsuit. March 2015: The named plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the decision to…
Dietary Supplements Containing Picamilon Ad Alert Dietary Supplements Containing Picamilon FDA warns supplement makers that ingredient lacks its required approval.
The Menopause Deception Epidemic Consumer News The Menopause Deception Epidemic How the supplement industry is taking advantage of women and what TINA.org is doing to fight it.
TINA.org Files FTC & FDA Complaints Against Menopause Supplement Brands Press Release TINA.org Files FTC & FDA Complaints Against Menopause Supplement Brands An investigation into the menopause supplement industry by consumer advocacy organization truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has revealed a hotbed of deceptive advertising. The ad watchdog has amassed nearly 2,000 examples of problematic health…
HCG Platinum has to Drop Unsubstantiated Claims Ad Alert HCG Platinum has to Drop Unsubstantiated Claims Utah-based companies promised major weight-loss without any scientific basis.
Weekly Legal Roundup Blog Weekly Legal Roundup Diamonds, energy supplements and cholesterol reducing drugs made legal headlines in the I-think-you’re-lying-to-me category during the week of February 11, 2013. Two new false advertising actions were filed: It’s a…