Ad or Not? Melaleuca’s Bright and Shiny BBB Page Consumer News Ad or Not? Melaleuca’s Bright and Shiny BBB Page It’s a BBB page like no other.
Is Cheerios Protein Misleading Consumers? Consumer News Is Cheerios Protein Misleading Consumers? New class-action lawsuit accuses General Mills of deceptively marketing Cheerios.
MLMs Tap College Campuses for Recruits Consumer News MLMs Tap College Campuses for Recruits MLM and pyramid scheme experts say more must be done to educate and raise student awareness.
TINA.org Reports Walmart’s Made in USA Mess to FTC Consumer News TINA.org Reports Walmart’s Made in USA Mess to FTC False and deceptive made in USA representations prompts action.
‘Almay Simply American’ Slogan Gets a Makeover Consumer News ‘Almay Simply American’ Slogan Gets a Makeover Changes come after TINA.org files complaint.
Walmart Website Riddled with Deceptive Made in USA Claims Consumer News Walmart Website Riddled with Deceptive Made in USA Claims TINA.org investigation finds more than 100 USA labeling errors.
Judge approves Final Vitaminwater Settlement Despite Objections Consumer News Judge approves Final Vitaminwater Settlement Despite Objections Settlement scorecard: Lawyers, a cool million; consumers, nothing.
Six Super Bowl Advertisers Offsides on the Truth Consumer News Six Super Bowl Advertisers Offsides on the Truth TINA.org’s Big Game scorecard on companies under fire for deceptive ads.
New Class-Action Alleges Vemma’s Clinical Studies ‘Worthless’ Consumer News New Class-Action Alleges Vemma’s Clinical Studies ‘Worthless’ Lawsuit filed in federal court alleges company is in violation of a previous FTC order.
AT&T to Pay $105 Million to Settle Cramming Charges Consumer News AT&T to Pay $105 Million to Settle Cramming Charges Officials urge consumers to carefully check cellphone bills for unauthorized charges.
Vapex Cited by Utah Officials: Success for TINA.org Consumer News Vapex Cited by Utah Officials: Success for TINA.org Three e-cigarette companies face fines up to $1.1 million.
GE Capital to Pay Out Millions to Settle Deception Charges Consumer News GE Capital to Pay Out Millions to Settle Deception Charges CFPB cites bank for discriminatory and misleading practices.
ADT Agrees to Reveal whether it Paid Experts to Boost Service Consumer News ADT Agrees to Reveal whether it Paid Experts to Boost Service FTC settles suit with company over charges of deceptive reviewers.
Special Investigation: Vemma Consumer News Special Investigation: Vemma Opportunity for financial freedom or pyramid scheme?
Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy Consumer News Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy Should breast cancer foundations accept cash from companies selling these products?
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.
Who is Sniffing You? Consumer News Who is Sniffing You? FTC takes first action against browser history sniffing company to protect consumer privacy.
You Said Do Not Call but Some Telemarketers are Doing it Anyway Consumer News You Said Do Not Call but Some Telemarketers are Doing it Anyway Americall was found to actually TRAIN its employees to ignore consumers’ requests to be placed on the company’s do not call list. How did the FTC know? Apparently, they put…
TINA’s Take: Supplement Maker Sued for Alleged ‘Review Hijacking’ on Amazon Consumer News TINA’s Take: Supplement Maker Sued for Alleged ‘Review Hijacking’ on Amazon Company to pay $600,000 for allegedly manipulating product pages.
FTC Launches Investigation into IML’s Business Opportunity Consumer News FTC Launches Investigation into IML’s Business Opportunity Agency seeks documents from former instructor and salesperson.