FabKids Deceptive Pricing

Kashi Mixed Berry Soft Baked Breakfast Bars

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients that are in the filling of Kashi bars

Keebler’s Fudge Mint WhooPSY! Fudge Stripes

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that cookies are made with real fudge and mint when they aren’t

Kashi Ripe Strawberry Soft Baked Breakfast Bars

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in bars

Britax’s Booster Seats

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing safety features of booster seats that have not been shown to increase safety

Walgreens Fast-Release Quick Gels

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “fast-release” when they do not work faster than other products marketed as “fast-release”

Almond Breeze Vanilla Almondmilk

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as containing vanilla when the ingredient list does not include vanilla but rather discloses that the products contain unspecified “Natural Flavor”

Orgain Organic Plant-Based Protein Powder

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing protein powder as vanilla and providing “clean nutrition”

Repellem and Eco-Friendly Trash Bags

Allegations: Falsely marketing trash bags as natural, bio-degradable, and eco-friendly

Worst False Ad Settlements of 2020

Five class-action settlements that left consumers behind this year.

Pepperidge Farm Golden Butter Crackers

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that butter is the only shortening ingredient when it isn’t

DG Infants’ Acetaminophen

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing infants’ medicine as different than children’s medicine when both contain the same amount of the same active ingredient

Prevagen: The Dismal Facts & Figures that Led to TINA.org’s Objection

Pending class-action settlement leaves consumers behind.

Ruffles Baked Cheddar and Sour Cream Potato Chips

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that sour cream is a flavoring ingredient when the sour cream flavor comes from an artificial ingredient

Neuriva

Allegations: Falsely marketing Neuriva supplements as “clinically proven” to improve “brain performance” when the company has no scientific or clinical proof that the supplements or ingredients in them provide the…

Greg Viegas

A network marketing coach doesn’t deliver on his (expensive) promises.

Nestle Toll House Premier White Chocolate Morsels

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as white chocolate

Compostable Plates and Bowls at The Kroger Co.

Allegations: Falsely marketing disposable plates and bowls as compostable

Prompted by TINA.org, Hand Sanitizer Maker Removes COVID-19 Claims

Company had claimed the key ingredient in its “system of protection” was proven to “kill” the coronavirus.

Williams-Sonoma to Pay $1 Million to Settle Deceptive Ad Lawsuit Sparked by TINA.org

Retailer To Stop Misleading Made in USA Claims MADISON, CONN. April 1, 2020  Acting on a complaint filed by ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached…