Eat a Brownie and Relax?

What you need to know about melatonin-laced foods.

TINA.org Suggests Updates to How the FTC Regulates Endorsement Advertising

On June 22, 2020, TINA.org responded to the FTC’s request for comment on the Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (referred to here as the Endorsement…

Amazon’s House on Fire

FTC sues Internet giant over in-app charges racked up by kids.

Little Remedies Infant Fever + Pain Reliever Medicine

Allegations: Falsely marketing medicine as specially formulated for infants when it contains the same amount of the active ingredient as the children’s product

Peloton Tread+

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing treadmills as safe to use in homes with families when the machines are unreasonably dangerous for children and pets

CVS Health Infants’ Pain & Fever Acetaminophen

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the product is specifically formulated for infants and charging more for the infants’ product when it contains the same formulation of the same active ingredient in…

Fifi the Flossing Sloth

CGI sold separately.

Nutrient Content Claims on Plum Organics Baby Foods

Allegations: Deceiving consumers by representing that products will provide a certain amount of protein, fiber, and omega-3s when such nutrient content claims are prohibited on foods for children under two…

Worst False Ad Settlements of 2020

Five class-action settlements that left consumers behind this year.

DG Infants’ Acetaminophen

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing infants’ medicine as different than children’s medicine when both contain the same amount of the same active ingredient

Infants’ Tylenol

Little Remedies Infant Fever + Pain Reliever

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the product is specially formulated for infants and charging more for the infants’ product than Little Remedies Children’s Fever + Pain Reliever when the medicines contain…

Focused Mind Jr.

Where’s the clinical proof for these “clinically proven” claims?

Smoking Out E-Cigarette Ad Claims

TINA.org review of more than 150 e-cigarette sites finds a wide variety of questionable claims.

Has Your College Student Been Recruited by a Questionable MLM?

Parents share their stories and experts offer tips on what families can do.

Cosco Apt Car Seats

Boy Scouts of America

Self-regulatory group says sweepstakes advertising wasn’t clear enough on odds of winning.

FTC: ‘Sham Cancer Charities’ Bilked more than $187M from Consumers

FTC and all 50 states join together for first time to end one of the largest charity frauds in history.

Is Cheerios Protein Misleading Consumers?

New class-action lawsuit accuses General Mills of deceptively marketing Cheerios.

Mario Kart 8 Anti-Gravity RC Racer

Engine noises “sold separately.”