2025 Deceptive Ad Trends Consumer News 2025 Deceptive Ad Trends A closer look at what we’ll be monitoring in the new year.
CATrends: Deceptive ‘Plant-Based’ Claims Consumer News CATrends: Deceptive ‘Plant-Based’ Claims A deceptive marketing trend takes root.
Multilevel Marketing: The Day Job that Doesn’t Pay Consumer News Multilevel Marketing: The Day Job that Doesn’t Pay More than 97 percent of DSA member companies use or have used misleading income claims.
MLMs Continue to Recruit with Deceptive Earnings Claims Consumer News MLMs Continue to Recruit with Deceptive Earnings Claims TINA.org investigation finds 98% of MLMs using misleading income claims.
Top Five Worst Settlements of 2014 Consumer News Top Five Worst Settlements of 2014 Consumers left out in cold in these settlements.
Reader Poll: Settlements Should Provide Cash Consumer News Reader Poll: Settlements Should Provide Cash Coupons are not the preferred choice in false ad class actions.
‘Almay Simply American’ Slogan Gets a Makeover Consumer News ‘Almay Simply American’ Slogan Gets a Makeover Changes come after TINA.org files complaint.
Amid Goop’s Mixed Signals, TINA.org Repeats Call for Regulatory Action Consumer News Amid Goop’s Mixed Signals, TINA.org Repeats Call for Regulatory Action Wellness site continues to deceive consumers as it figures out how it wants to project itself to the world.
CATrends: ‘100% Recyclable’ Water Bottles Consumer News CATrends: ‘100% Recyclable’ Water Bottles Bottled-water brands mislead consumers who want to “do their part” and recycle, class-action lawsuits allege.
CATrends: What the Fudge? Consumer News CATrends: What the Fudge? Lawsuits allege brownie brands and others lack the essential dairy ingredients to call their products fudge.
FDA Pulls Four Cigarette Brands Off Market Consumer News FDA Pulls Four Cigarette Brands Off Market One of the brands whose sales were halted is popular among youth smokers.
MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning Consumer News MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning Deceptive health and income claims, including some tied to COVID-19, persist in wake of warning from the feds.
Regulatory Inquiries Put Essential Oils MLM doTerra on the Defensive Consumer News Regulatory Inquiries Put Essential Oils MLM doTerra on the Defensive MLM’s health claims fail to stand up to an increased level of scrutiny amid a worldwide pandemic.
TINA’s Take: Immunity-Boosting Claims in the Coronavirus Era Consumer News TINA’s Take: Immunity-Boosting Claims in the Coronavirus Era In the context of the coronavirus, immunity-boosting claims are a giant red flag.
Stripping Down Savage X Fenty’s Deceptive Marketing Consumer News Stripping Down Savage X Fenty’s Deceptive Marketing Acting on TINA.org’s complaint, California regulators reach $1.2 million settlement with company.
Why the FTC Needs a Made in USA Rule Consumer News Why the FTC Needs a Made in USA Rule It is clear that the FTC’s current tactics for policing made in the USA claims are not working.
FDA Tackles CBD Consumer News FDA Tackles CBD FDA to consider legal pathways for cannabis-derived compound.
Fourth Jeunesse Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit Filed Consumer News Fourth Jeunesse Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit Filed New lawsuit calls Jeunesse a pyramid scheme while taking aim at product line.
TINA’s Take: FTC Lets ‘Detox Tea’ Influencers Off with a Warning Consumer News TINA’s Take: FTC Lets ‘Detox Tea’ Influencers Off with a Warning …for now.
Not So American-Made Consumer News Not So American-Made In honor of the Fourth of July, a reminder that not all “USA-made” products meet the legal definition.