Quaker Oats Trans Fat Claims

Hair Raising Claims by Morrocco Method

Morrocco Method seems to be making some health claims here with no sign of FDA approval, maybe a hairy situation?

Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega

L’Oréal Youth Code Texture Perfector Pore Vanisher

A reader alerted us to an ad for L’Oréal’s Youth Code Texture Perfection Pore Vanisher. According to the commercial, the cream: instantly minimizes the look of pores and in four…

Which Super Bowl Advertisers Have Run Afoul of Ad Laws?

A majority have faced false-ad challenges within past five years.

50 Ways to Get Rich Right Now

Do you want to get rich right now? Well the Internet has some helpful suggestions.

Best Yet!

Best Yet!, a line of cedar-oil-based products claiming to treat and prevent bed bugs and lice, agreed to enter into a settlement with the FTC over allegedly deceptive advertising claims…

Long John Silver’s Big Catch

There be false advertisin’ abound.

Getting Closer to Defining Natural

The USDA National Organic Program releases draft guidance on the term “natural.”

Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy

Should breast cancer foundations accept cash from companies selling these products?

New England State Tries to Ban Bait and Switch

Fish Tale: What’s in your sushi?

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

The polio vaccine, penicillin, open-heart surgery, magnetic resonance imaging, chemotherapy, Zoloft, LASIK, statins, heck, even Viagra have all contributed to the advancement of modern medicine. We’ve come a long way…

Yes, Mr. Wilson, Potato Chips are Fattening

I love potato chips.  The ruffled ones with a little onion dip – now that’s heaven.  But though I love potato chips dearly, they only enter our house once a…

Maintenance Plans

Maintenance plans – also commonly referred to as “service plans” – are sold by car dealerships at the time of purchase (leases include a scheduled maintenance plan) and are sometimes…

Fudge Covered Mint Creme Oreo Cookies

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing cookies as covered in fudge when the covering is missing ingredients essential to fudge and contains ingredients not found in fudge

Great Value Fudge Mint Cookies

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing ingredients in cookies

Timeline

A brief history of deceptive advertising.

The Accidental Typo on Purpose

How deceptive MLMers try to evade regulators in the COVID era.

Clover Valley Fudge Mint Cookies

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in Fudge Mint Cookies

Young Living’s Unapproved Drug Treatment Claims, Part 5?

Latest FDA warning cements MLM’s status as a repeat offender.