Exposure without Disclosure: Cashing In with the Kardashians

TINA.org takes famous family’s deceptive social media endorsements to the FTC.

The Cable Company: Offering Bundles of Joy or Bundles of Despair?

Hint: It’s not joy.

MLM News Alert

TINA.org’s curated list of MLM info and news of note.

Patelco Credit Union’s Overdraft Fees

Allegations: Misrepresenting when consumers will be charged overdraft fees

Gillette Made in USA Marketing

Ad or Not? Pokémon Go

The in-store presence of Pokémon prompts TINA.org inquiry about possible marketing agreements.

Are You Being Fooled by Sugar?

Sugar wars: Who has the right to call an ingredient sugar?

Walmart Website Removes “Made in USA” Logos Amid Investigation

Dave Schatz, Newbrunswick Today

E-Cigarette Database

Truth in Advertising 2.0

A paradigm shift for TINA.org.

Up & Up Acetaminophen

Allegations: Marketing the product as a safe pain reliever for pregnant women without warning consumers that scientific evidence shows prenatal exposure to it increases the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in…

Mitra-9 Kratom Seltzers

Allegations: Failing to disclose that products are addictive

GrandeLASH-MD, GrandeBROW, and GrandeHAIR Serums

Allegations: Deceptively marketing products as safe cosmetics with no active drug ingredient and no serious side effects when the active ingredient in them is found in prescription drugs that grow…

HondaJet Airplanes

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that HondaJet engines are able to run 5,000 hours before they need to be overhauled when that’s only true if engines are run for 15 minutes every…

Made in USA Refrigerants on Walmart.com

When it comes to made in the USA claims on Walmart’s website, there’s a lot of hot air.

Purezero Hair Products

Allegations: False natural claims

Maximum Strength Selsun Blue

Allegations: Falsely marketing the shampoo as an “Antidandruff” treatment that “Helps Prevent and Eliminate Itchy Scalp & Visible Flakes” when the product contains ingredients that cause scalp irritation, hair loss,…

EverSleek KeratinCaring Hair Products

Herbal Essences Wild Naturals Hair Products

Peter Thomas Roth Rose Stem Cell Bio-Repair Precious Cream