Vivoo Ad Alert Vivoo TINA.org digs into wellness app’s claims to track immunity, among other things, via urinalysis.
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.
Agora Coronavirus Emails Ad Alert Agora Coronavirus Emails Publishing giant seizes on Americans’ concerns about their physical and financial well-being.
Various Labrada Weight-Loss Supplements Class Action Various Labrada Weight-Loss Supplements Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that various supplements provide weight-loss benefits when they don’t
How Amazon Promotes, Profits from Deceptively Marketed Brain Supplements Consumer News How Amazon Promotes, Profits from Deceptively Marketed Brain Supplements The largest retailer in the world isn’t just turning a blind eye to the deceptive marketing of these products.
Bulletproof Coffee Ad Alert Bulletproof Coffee If you take your coffee with a stick of butter, be wary of miracle health claims.
Flat Tummy’s Outrageous Marketing Tactics Need to Stop Blog Flat Tummy’s Outrageous Marketing Tactics Need to Stop “Detox” tea company’s influencer-driven marketing claims fall flat.
Pringles Chips and More Class Action Pringles Chips and More Allegations: Failing to disclose chips contain harmful ingredients and misleadingly marketing chips as containing evaporated cane juice when they actually contain sugar
V8 Energy Drinks Class Action V8 Energy Drinks In February 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Campbell Soup Company regarding the marketing for V8 Energy, V8 Energy – Sparkling, and V8 Energy – Diet. The complaint claims…
Lipozene Class Action Lipozene April 2018: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the plaintiff’s request for mandamus relief to reverse the order transferring the case. (Case No. 17-70614, 9th Cir.) April 2017: The…
Prüvit Distributors, Co-Founder Making Illegal Health Claims Ad Alert Prüvit Distributors, Co-Founder Making Illegal Health Claims The key to marketing for this ketone-centric MLM appears to be illegal health claims.
What You Should Know about HempWorx Consumer News What You Should Know about HempWorx Pot MLM blows smoke when it comes to health and income claims and the purported legality of its CBD oil.
Health Clinic’s Baseball Ad Strikes Out with Mouse Print Disclaimer Blog Health Clinic’s Baseball Ad Strikes Out with Mouse Print Disclaimer Though it makes for a fun guessing game.
Brain Training: Buyer Beware Blog Brain Training: Buyer Beware Neuroscientist questions the science behind brain training.
Kirstie Alley’s Organic Liaison Class Action Kirstie Alley’s Organic Liaison March 2013: A state court judge granted the plaintiff’s request to dismiss this case. July 2012: Organic Liaison and Kirstie Alley, spokeswoman and owner of the company, were hit with…
FTC Comes Down on Drink, Supplement That Targeted Cancer Patients Consumer News FTC Comes Down on Drink, Supplement That Targeted Cancer Patients Agency settles with supplement maker over “false or unsupported claims.”
Pepsi Soft Drinks Class Action Pepsi Soft Drinks June 2014: This lawsuit was consolidated with six related cases: Sciortino, Cortina, Granados, Ibusuki, Ree, Aourout, and Hall. To learn more about the status of the consolidated action, click here.…
Kim Kardashian 2017 Database Evidence Kim Kardashian 2017 Database Below is a sampling of social media posts in which Kim Kardashian has failed to clearly and conspicuously disclose her material relationship to the companies promoted in the posts, either…
App to Pay Nearly $1 Million for Breaking ‘Pact’ with Consumers Consumer News App to Pay Nearly $1 Million for Breaking ‘Pact’ with Consumers Users will finally get their promised cash rewards under FTC settlement.
TINA.org Takes Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop-y Health Claims to Regulators Consumer News TINA.org Takes Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop-y Health Claims to Regulators TINA.org probe into Goop’s marketing reveals a plethora of illegal health claims.