Stream Energy/Ignite Brands Stream Energy/Ignite TINA.org investigated Stream Energy, a Texas-based multilevel marketing company that resold electricity and gas to customers, as well as wireless phone and personal protective services, and found that the company…
Step2 Brands Step2 TINA.org investigated children’s toy company Step2 and determined that it was deceptively marketing its product line using the unqualified “Made in the USA” claim despite the fact that 90% of…
Stansberry Brands Stansberry TINA.org investigated Stansberry & Associates, a subsidiary of Agora (aka Monument & Cathedral Holdings), and found that it was using deceptive testimonials to sell its investment newsletters. (TINA.org later investigated…
Sonicare Brands Sonicare TINA.org objected — as amicus curiae — to a class-action settlement that sought to resolve claims filed against Philips for falsely advertising its Sonicare AirFloss as an easy replacement for…
Snow Teeth Whitening Brands Snow Teeth Whitening TINA.org investigated Snow Teeth Whitening, an Arizona-based dental cosmetics company, and found that it was improperly using an FDA logo in its marketing materials, including on its product packaging, website,…
Forever Living Brands Forever Living TINA.org found aloe vera MLM uses thousands of atypical income claims to lure recruits.
Vapex Brands Vapex TINA.org investigated Vapex, a Utah-based company that sold e-cigarettes, and found that it falsely claimed consumers could receive a “Free Trial’’ offer, used fake testimonials, falsely claimed it won a…
Modere Brands Modere TINA.org investigated Modere, a California-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it has deceptively promoted supplements as able to balance hormones and treat symptoms of PMS and menopause, among other…
HelloFresh Brands HelloFresh TINA.org found meal-kit company deceptively marketing “free” meals and using ROSCA-violating autorenewal subscriptions.
Equelle Brands Equelle TINA.org found supplement deceptively marketed as able to alleviate the symptoms of menopause.
Amberen Brands Amberen TINA.org investigated the marketing for Amberen, a menopause supplement brand owned and marketed by Alliance Pharmaceuticals, and found that it is deceptively promoted as “clinically proven” to provide menopause and…
Tupperware Brands Tupperware TINA.org investigated Tupperware as part of a larger investigation into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims Investigation, click here.
BeActive Brands 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…
BMW Brands BMW TINA.org found automaker engaging in deceptive made in USA marketing for 2023 X range vehicles.
Colgate-Palmolive Brands Colgate-Palmolive TINA.org found Colgate-Palmolive deceptively marketing its Colgate and Tom’s of Maine toothpaste tubes as “recyclable” despite not being recycled in reality.
Ghost Brands Ghost TINA.org and the UConn Rudd Center found energy drink company using multifaceted deceptive marketing campaign directed at minors.
Elomir Brands Elomir TINA.org investigated Elomir, Inc., a Texas-based multilevel marketing company that sells nutritional supplements, including a product called Axis Klärity, a strip that dissolves on the tongue, and found that the…
Value Village Brands Value Village TINA.org chimes in on Washington regulator lawsuit against for-profit thrift retail company engaged in deceptive marketing.
USA Filing Brands USA Filing TINA.org investigated USA Filing, a California-based company that operates imposter scam websites, and found that it deceptively disguises itself as SAM.gov, an official government website that provides assistance with government…
Rytr Brands Rytr TINA.org submitted a comment to the FTC regarding a proposed consent order that addresses fabricated, AI-generated reviews