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Petmate Cat Litter Pans

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Petmate Cat Litter Pans

Meowie wowie: Claims to ward off litter pan odors are scrutinized.

Arm & Hammer Litter Pans

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Arm & Hammer Litter Pans

When it comes to supporting ad claims, there’s no substitute for product testing.

Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System

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Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System

The National Advertising Division (NAD) is the advertising industry’s self-regulatory body administered by the Council of Better Business Bureaus. is advising Olay to discontinue claims that its Pro-X Advanced Cleansing…

Dial Complete ‘Fragrance Free’ Hand Wash

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Dial Complete ‘Fragrance Free’ Hand Wash

How can a “fragrance free” product contain fragrance?

Crest ‘Recycle Ready’ Toothpaste Tubes

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Crest ‘Recycle Ready’ Toothpaste Tubes

The bottom line? Toothpaste tubes aren’t generally getting recycled.

Davidson’s Safest Choice Eggs

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Davidson’s Safest Choice Eggs

Humane Society says pastoral messaging is at odds with actual egg production practices.

Vapex E-Cigarette Freestarter Kit

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Vapex E-Cigarette Freestarter Kit

If e-cigarettes are your thing (and we’re not saying they should be), there are many options out there. Maybe this isn’t the best one.

Stonyfield Wild Berry Smoothie

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Stonyfield Wild Berry Smoothie

The really wild part? Not all the berries depicted on packaging appear to make it into the product.

Gillette’s Implied Made in the USA Claims

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Gillette’s Implied Made in the USA Claims

The U.S. flag features prominently in this Gillette ad despite the fact that many of its products aren’t “Made in the USA.”

Audiobooks on Spotify

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Audiobooks on Spotify

Don’t judge this Spotify feature by its cover.

Blissoma

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Blissoma

The FDA is far from blissed-out about this skin care company’s health claims.

Ageless Derma Skin Creams

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Ageless Derma Skin Creams

FDA warns skincare company’s about DNA-repairing claim, among others.

COORGA Nutraceuticals

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COORGA Nutraceuticals

Company banned by federal judge from making any gray hair reversal claims without sufficient evidence.

Post-it Notes ‘Cubes’

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Post-it Notes ‘Cubes’

Jot this down: These Post-it notes aren’t cubes.

Beautyrest

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Beautyrest

This mattress pad is not as star spangled as its packaging lets on.

Confide’s Screenshot Protection

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Confide’s Screenshot Protection

Class-action lawsuit challenges encrypted messaging app’s confidentiality claims.

Depend Underwear

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Depend Underwear

You can’t always *depend* on the picture on the packaging.

Suave Essentials Body Wash

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Suave Essentials Body Wash

Unilever loses appeal to keep Bath & Body Works fragrance comparisons on product packaging.

ChatSim

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ChatSim

Daily, monthly, and yearly data usage limits undercut claims to offer “unlimited messages.”

Blueland

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Blueland

Cleaning products company claimed every piece of packaging was “100% recyclable” when some materials were only compostable.

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Petmate Cat Litter Pans

Arm & Hammer Litter Pans

Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System

Dial Complete ‘Fragrance Free’ Hand Wash

Crest ‘Recycle Ready’ Toothpaste Tubes

Davidson’s Safest Choice Eggs

Vapex E-Cigarette Freestarter Kit

Stonyfield Wild Berry Smoothie

Gillette’s Implied Made in the USA Claims

Audiobooks on Spotify

Blissoma

Ageless Derma Skin Creams

COORGA Nutraceuticals

Post-it Notes ‘Cubes’

Beautyrest

Confide’s Screenshot Protection

Depend Underwear

Suave Essentials Body Wash

ChatSim

Blueland