Ad Watchdog Files Complaint Against Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop: TINA.org Calls Out Deceptive Health Claims

MADISON, CONN.  August 23, 2017 – With Goop, actress-turned-entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow has created a wellness empire based on unconventional products such as yoni eggs, Shaman-inspired medicine bags, and crystal therapy…

California Regulators Crack Down on Goop After TINA.org Complaint

MADISON, CONN. September 5, 2018 – Acting on a complaint filed by ad watchdog, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), California regulators have reached a stipulated final judgment with Goop for using unsubstantiated health…

Customer disdain for this ‘innovative and disruptive’ business model is only growing

Mallory Schlossberg, Business Insider

Some Almay ‘Simply American’ makeup ‘Made in China’

Heesun Wee, CNBC

How accurate are Walmart’s “Made in the USA” labels?

Aimee Picchi, CBS News

Federal Trade Commission Calls Vemma A Pyramid Scheme That Preys On Young Adults

Antoine Gara, Forbes

FTC Affirms Filing Complaint Against MLM Company Vemma Nutrition

Street Insider

How energy drink firm ended up in feds’ sights

Amber Hunt, Cincinnati Enquirer

Targeting fraud: Complaints against hard-sell Utah coaching firms made public

Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune

Get Gephardt: Utah consumers kept in the dark

Utah watchdog says it can’t disclose consumer complaints

Dan Harrie, The Salt Lake Tribune

State says e-cigarette company changed its name, kept deceptive marketing

Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune

My Pillow Settles Consumer Lawsuit Over Health Claims for $1 Million

Mary H.J. Farrell, Consumer Reports

Orlando boom company Jeunesse faces scrutiny over direct sales structure

Paul Brinkmann, Orlando Sentinel

TINA.org Files Deceptive Made in USA Complaint Against Williams Sonoma

MADISON, CONN. May 22, 2019 – Williams-Sonoma brands including Williams-Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn, PBteen, Pottery Barn Kids, Rejuvenation and West Elm are violating the FTC’s Made in USA standard according…

Instagram Advertisers Switch From Celebrities To ‘Microinfluencers’

Leticia Miranda, BuzzFeed News

BBB revokes MyPillow accreditation

ABC 10

Michael Lindell, MyPillow Inventor: 5 Fast Facts

Daniel S. Levine, Heavy

Connecticut AG probes recycling claims on HDPE toothpaste tubes

Steve Toloken , Plastic News

Is ITT Tech screwing over students?

Matt Stroud, The Verge