Week in Review Blog Week in Review Oil, heating pads, rugs, razors, and drinks – no, this isn’t about preparing for a romantic interlude, but rather the products featured in the I-think-you’re-lying-to-me category during the week of…
Pfizer Prescribed a Truth Pill Consumer News Pfizer Prescribed a Truth Pill Pfizer overstated the benefits and efficiency of a popular antibiotic in a direct-to-consumer advertising campaign.
Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You Consumer News Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology company that made billions marketing its anemia drug Aranesp for unapproved uses, agreed to pay $762 million to settle off-use marketing charges.
Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs Consumer News Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs Court rules pharmaceutical salesman’s promotion of off-label drug use for Xyrem was not false or misleading.
Eat Your Way to Better Health: Food & Health Claims Consumer News Eat Your Way to Better Health: Food & Health Claims “Contains antioxidants” “Clinically Proven to Enhance Immune System” “Balances Digestive Health” Who wouldn’t want to eat their way to better health? Ads and labels for food and beverage products today…
How Safe is Your Birth Control? Consumer News How Safe is Your Birth Control? In 2002, the birth control patch, Ortho Evra, hit the market and flew off the shelves as millions of women went to their doctors for this new, exciting birth control…
Diploma Mills: Degrees of Deception Consumer News Diploma Mills: Degrees of Deception Imagine earning a college or graduate degree without having to do any work. Sound too good to be true? That’s because it is. Though you may have seen or heard…
Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2022 Consumer News Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2022 The metaverse is here.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2021 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2021 Here’s what we accomplished in 2021 with your help.
UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims Consumer News UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims Civil penalties follow a 2022 TINA.org investigation and complaint to the FTC.
Safelite Ad Alert Safelite TINA.org investigates after consumer raises concerns that Safelite “may be using fear and disinformation to sell its service.”
Hard Steel Male Enhancement Supplement Ad Alert Hard Steel Male Enhancement Supplement Be wary of this supplement’s FDA claims.
Who’s Who and Who’s Sued: Celebrities Fight Back against Fake Endorsements Consumer News Who’s Who and Who’s Sued: Celebrities Fight Back against Fake Endorsements Sometimes, even celebrities are surprised by what they’re selling.
‘Complimentary Bottle’ of Nugenix Total-T Ad Alert ‘Complimentary Bottle’ of Nugenix Total-T Promotion for purported testosterone booster has some hard-to-believe claims.
JustAnswer Ad Alert JustAnswer Cost to ask a question and actually have it answered remains elusive for consumers.
Grande Enhancement Serums Class Action Grande Enhancement Serums Allegations: Deceptively marketing products as cosmetics without warning that an ingredient in them may cause serious side effects