5 Not-So-Natural Personal Care Products Articles 5 Not-So-Natural Personal Care Products With Earth Day right around the corner, here’s a handful of items whose earthy claims have been challenged.
Beef Products from JBS Foods, Tyson Foods, Cargill Meat Solutions, and National Beef Packing Co. Class Action Beef Products from JBS Foods, Tyson Foods, Cargill Meat Solutions, and National Beef Packing Co. Allegations: Misrepresenting beef products as “Product of the U.S.”
Nips Caramel Hard Candies Class Action Nips Caramel Hard Candies Allegations: Misleadingly marketing caramel candies as “rich & creamy” when the candies do not contain butter or cream and the fat content comes almost exclusively from vegetable fat
Volkswagen’s ‘Clean Diesel’ Ad Alert Volkswagen’s ‘Clean Diesel’ German automaker agrees to pay $14.7 billion to settle deceptive advertising and cheating allegations.
Beef Products from Tyson Foods, Cargill Meat Solutions, JBS USA Food, and National Beef Packing Company Class Action Beef Products from Tyson Foods, Cargill Meat Solutions, JBS USA Food, and National Beef Packing Company Allegations: Deceptively marketing beef as “Product of the USA”
HP’s ‘Instant Ink’ Subscription Makes Me Wish I Could Print Money Blog HP’s ‘Instant Ink’ Subscription Makes Me Wish I Could Print Money The computer giant’s promises to “print free for life” have run dry.
Carrots from Grimmway Farms Class Action Carrots from Grimmway Farms Allegations: Failing to disclose that carrots were contaminated with E. coli
HP Care Packs Class Action HP Care Packs Allegations: Falsely representing that Care Packs are “Risk Free”
Tesla’s Self-Driving Car Class Action Tesla’s Self-Driving Car Allegations: Falsely marketing that the company was “perpetually on the cusp of perfecting” a fully self-driving car when it was not
Ricola Nasal Care Cough Drops Ad Alert Ricola Nasal Care Cough Drops Company misleadingly markets lozenges as an effective nasal decongestant, according to lawsuit.
Bank of America Rewards Credit Cards Class Action Bank of America Rewards Credit Cards Allegations: Falsely advertising that consumers who apply for rewards credit cards and meet a specified spending minimum in a certain amount of time would be paid sign-up bonuses
Diaper Genie Refill Cartridges Class Action Diaper Genie Refill Cartridges Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that refill cartridges provide a “1 year supply” of diaper bags for its Diaper Genie pails when they do not
Capital One Credit Cards Class Action Capital One Credit Cards Allegations: Falsely advertising that consumers can get pre-approved for credit cards in a process that does not affect their credit score when the company runs a type of credit report…
Volkswagen Vehicles with Car-Net Class Action Volkswagen Vehicles with Car-Net Allegations: Failing to disclose that Car-Net was temporary because the system was equipped with 3G services and would become inoperable when 3G services were phased out
HP Ink and Toner Cartridges Class Action HP Ink and Toner Cartridges Allegations: Failing to disclose that firmware updates would make non-HP cartridges incompatible with HP printers
Whose Choice Is it at Choice Hotels? Ad Alert Whose Choice Is it at Choice Hotels? Consumer says he was misled with hotel chain’s summer promotion for a $50 gift card.
The Snag in the Swag Bag Consumer News The Snag in the Swag Bag Academy tries to bring down curtains on Oscar gift bag claims
FTC: 15 Skin Care Companies Offering ‘Bogus’ Free Trials Consumer News FTC: 15 Skin Care Companies Offering ‘Bogus’ Free Trials Agency obtains restraining order against skin care marketers who it alleges repeatedly charged consumers.