What You Should Know about Nerium

Find out where the company is crossing the line when it comes to marketing claims.

Fifth Quarter Fresh

Can a specially formulated chocolate milk really “protect the brain”?

Ad Watchdog Calls Out Broadcast Networks for Airing Deceptive Ads

TINA.org Urges Better Screening MADISON, CONN., January 19, 2016 – Consumer advocacy organization, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), has put major broadcast networks on notice regarding deceptive advertising. The ad watchdog alerted ABC,…

FTC Complaint Filed Against Maker of Memory Supplement

 Ad Watchdog Issues Warning to Consumers MADISON, CONN. September 21, 2015 — With an aging baby-boomer population and an estimated 10 million Americans predicted to develop some form of brain…

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A brief history of deceptive advertising.

Court Order Forces Prevagen to Scrub Memory-Improvement Claims

MADISON, CONN. Dec. 12, 2024— In a win for consumers, a court has ordered Quincy Bioscience to stop advertising Prevagen using memory-improvement claims. This follows a near-decade-long campaign by the…

Prevagen Scrubs Memory-Improvement Claims Following Court Order

What led up to brain supplement’s December to remember. 

Prevagen May Have Memory Problems

TINA.org continues to support FTC, New York in federal court.

TINA.org’s Worst List: 6 Class-Action Settlements that Missed the Mark

These class-action settlements fall short of adequate redress for consumers in the class.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2020

Looking back at 2020.

Intellux

Webpage pitching so-called smart pill raises several red flags.

Herbal Doctor Remedies

FDA slaps supplement maker for unapproved drug treatment claims.

Physician Naturals

A TINA.org reader passed along a link to a site she thought was suspicious, physiciannaturals.com. The website has a variety of supplements that claim all sorts of health benefits. According…

OmegaXL: Backed by Research

What you should know about ingredient studies.

BlackOxygen Supplements

Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain unsafe levels of toxic heavy metals

Pure Nootropics Dietary Supplements

Allegations: Falsely claiming that products improve memory, learning, focus, energy, and mood

Joint Juice Supplements

NatureWise Curcumin Dietary Supplements