Bumbu Rum

Lawsuit alleges beverage doesn’t meet federal standards to be marketed as rum.

Atkins Nutritionals “Net Carbs” Claims

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as having low net carbs

BC Kombucha Beverages

Allegations: Falsely marketing beverages as non-alcoholic when they actually contain alcohol

Diageo

Diageo’s Cîroc vodka was the subject of two TINA.org investigations. The first was an investigation into record producer DJ Khaled’s improperly disclosed promotions of several alcohol brands, including Cîroc, to…

Everest Microbial Defense

TINA.org investigated Everest Microbial Defense, a Colorado-based company that sells cleaning products, and found that it was deceptively marketing alcohol-free hand sanitizers and surface cleaners that the company claimed, without adequate substantiation, could…

Flying Embers Hard Beverages

Allegations: Misleadingly fortifying alcoholic beverages with vitamin C, antioxidants, probiotics, and adaptogens and marketing that the beverages provide healthful benefits, in violation of federal regulations

Natrol Liquid Melatonin

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “100% Drug-Free” when they contain ethyl alcohol

Vizzy Hard Seltzer

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that alcohol products contain “Vitamin C Antioxidant from Acerola Superfruit” when the products contain a small amount of vitamin C that does not provide health benefits and…

Juice Organics

Depending on your preferred definition of organic, these organic claims may be merely cosmetic.

Anheuser-Busch Beers

The First Amendment and Commercial Speech

When the government can restrict commercial speech.

Michelob ULTRA Hard Seltzer

Consumers aren’t the only ones who watch the ads. Competitors do too.

Carnival Cruise Drink Packages

TINA.org reader calls out promotion for cruise lines’ CHEERS! beverage program.

O Organics Kombucha Beverages

Dove Men ‘Plant-Based Care’

Spoiler: It’s not so much the overall care that is plant-based but rather specific moisturizing ingredients.

Ritas Margarita, Mojito, Rosé, and Sangria Drinks

Allegations: Falsely advertising the alcohol in Ritas drinks

Blumen Hand Sanitizer

TINA’s Take: The Paid Ads Left Out of the Facebook Ad Boycott

It’s disingenuous for brands to suggest they are boycotting a platform and then still run ads on that platform.

CATrends: Hand Sanitizers Marketed to Prevent Disease

The bottom line: Only FDA-approved drugs can be marketed to prevent disease.

What You Should Know about the Trivia App Givling

Odds are you being good at trivia is not enough if you want to pay off your student loan debt with this app.