Deceptive Income Claims – How Not to Market Your MLM Business Blog Deceptive Income Claims – How Not to Market Your MLM Business How income claims, even truthful ones, can be deceptive when marketing the MLM business opportunity.
Comment at FDA Public Meeting on Dietary Supplements Blog Comment at FDA Public Meeting on Dietary Supplements Comment made by TINA.org executive director, Bonnie Patten at the FDA’s public meeting on Responsible Innovation in Dietary Supplements held on May 16, 2019. Thank you for the opportunity to…
Will the Fyre Starters Finally Get Burned? Blog Will the Fyre Starters Finally Get Burned? Bankruptcy case targets payments made to Fyre Festival influencers.
Sunny Co Clothing: When Social Media Marketing is TOO Successful Blog Sunny Co Clothing: When Social Media Marketing is TOO Successful A viral marketing campaign leaves the makers of this swim suit drowning in unfulfilled orders.
The Danger of Loosely Regulated Supplements Blog The Danger of Loosely Regulated Supplements How we can protect ourselves from the $40-50 billion supplement industry amid a shrinking government?
When Federal Government Webpages Are MIA Blog When Federal Government Webpages Are MIA Broken links pose a problem for consumers seeking facts about ad claims.
All Cheer The Unsubscribe Act Blog All Cheer The Unsubscribe Act National Consumer Protection Week is a good time to bring attention to this bill.
Naturally Flavored with Natural Flavors Blog Naturally Flavored with Natural Flavors Is this iced tea indeed natural?
Settling Up: Vemma Blog Settling Up: Vemma A Vemma settlement with the FTC will likely take this form.
Here’s How the Vemma Case Ends Blog Here’s How the Vemma Case Ends Vemma unlikely to pursue long-drawn out court battle.
Consumers Win a Victory in Utah Open Records Case Blog Consumers Win a Victory in Utah Open Records Case TINA.org’s wins an important battle to obtain complaints against Utah-based companies.
It’s Grammy Time: Who’s Belting out Name Brands? Blog It’s Grammy Time: Who’s Belting out Name Brands? How many ads are hiding in popular songs?
Do You Know what Big Data Knows about You? Blog Do You Know what Big Data Knows about You? FTC report highlights lack of transparency in data tracking.
Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie Blog Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie Ads can legally lie to you as long as the lie is so obvious an exaggeration that you know not to take it seriously.
Yes, Mr. Wilson, Potato Chips are Fattening Blog Yes, Mr. Wilson, Potato Chips are Fattening I love potato chips. The ruffled ones with a little onion dip – now that’s heaven. But though I love potato chips dearly, they only enter our house once a…
A .org Does not a Non-Profit Make Blog A .org Does not a Non-Profit Make Change.org, among other sites, has turned me into what some might call a charity slacktivist. Over the past year or so, from the comfort of my own couch, I’ve signed…
Naming Rights – The New Way to Support Our Country Blog Naming Rights – The New Way to Support Our Country For the next 25 years, MetLife has secured the naming rights for the new stadium where the New York Giants and Jets will play. Welcome to MetLife Stadium, football fans! …
The FTC Needs to Implement a Deceptive Earnings Claims Rule Blog The FTC Needs to Implement a Deceptive Earnings Claims Rule Consumers can’t afford to go it alone when it comes to atypical income claims.