TINA’s Take: Up Close with some Goopy Health Claims

In whose health? We sum up some suspect claims at the In Goop Health inaugural wellness summit.

Truong Giang Corp. Products

Xtreme Nitro and Maxx Test 300

Want to see almost every suspicious weight-loss ad technique in one place?

What Extra Ingredients are in Your Natural Stevia Product?

Ingredient labels can have surprises.

Metagenics

The FDA has sent a warning letter to health supplement company Metagenics for selling “medical foods” in violation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Metagenics sold several foods and…

Sensa Facing Eight Lawsuits and Counting

What do you get when you market a “tastant” crystal as a surefire way to lose over 30 pounds in six months?

NutriMost

The pitch — lose 40 pounds in 40 days — is biblical but God knows how effective this weight-loss system is.

CATrends: Toddler Formula

It’s the perfect formula for a class-action lawsuit trend.

FTC Actions against Payment Processors

A review of lawsuits the FTC has filed against companies and individuals that process credit and debit card transactions.

FTC Brain Claims Cases Since 1995

Since 1995, the FTC has brought nearly 70 actions over deceptive brain claims.

Neuriva’s ‘Clinically Proven’ Ingredients Claims

Memory supplement’s “clinically proven” ingredients claims fall apart upon closer inspection of supporting ingredient studies.

Blue Wilderness Dog Food

Match the Super Bowl 53 Advertiser with the Disputed Ad Claim

Can you go six for six?

Lang Pharma Nutrition’s CoQ-10 Softgels

Sensa Weight-Loss Crystals

Walmart’s Equate Co-Q10

Body Fortress Pure Glutamine Powder

Flat Tummy Tea

Beauty blogger #ads it following inquiry into undisclosed Instagram.

Vemma Reaches $238 Million Settlement with FTC

Company agrees to a ban on pyramid scheme practices to settle charges.

FTC Prescribes New Standard for Homeopathic Remedy Claims

Agency asserts that marketing claims for over-the-counter homeopathic products are likely misleading.