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Similac Go & Grow Toddler Drink

In November 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Abbott Laboratories for, among other things, allegedly deceptively marketing Similac Go & Grow Toddler Drink as meeting the nutritional needs of…

Up & Up Toddler Next Stage Milk Drink Powders

Class Action

Up & Up Toddler Next Stage Milk Drink Powders

In November 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Target for, among other things, allegedly falsely marketing Up & Up Brand Toddler Next Stage milk drink powder as “nutritionally appropriate”…

Energy Drink Company Exposed by Ad Watchdog TINA.org Settles FTC Pyramid Case

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Energy Drink Company Exposed by Ad Watchdog TINA.org Settles FTC Pyramid Case

MADISON, CONN. December 16, 2016 – Vemma Nutrition, an Arizona-based multi-level marketing (MLM) company that the Federal Trade Commission labeled a pyramid scheme in a lawsuit filed last year, has…

Nuun® Electrolyte-Enhanced Drink Tablets

Class Action

Nuun® Electrolyte-Enhanced Drink Tablets

August 2016: The named plaintiffs’ claims were dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have…

Energy Drink Company Shut Down Amidst Pyramid Scheme Allegations

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Energy Drink Company Shut Down Amidst Pyramid Scheme Allegations

Ad Watchdog’s Investigation Spurs FTC Action MADISON, CONN. August 26, 2015 — Vemma Nutrition, an Arizona-based dietary supplement and energy drink company, was quietly shut down by the Federal Trade…

Inko’s® White Tea Ready-To-Drink Products

Class Action

Inko’s® White Tea Ready-To-Drink Products

August 2015: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. as to the named plaintiffs because the parties reached a settlement agreement.…

Monster Rehab Energy Drink

Class Action

Monster Rehab Energy Drink

In November 2012, a class action was filed against Monster Energy Co. claiming that its Monster Rehab Green Tea + Energy drink, which contains unknown amounts of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (ECGC), causes…

Know Your Nopalea: What is the True Cost of this Wellness Drink?

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Know Your Nopalea: What is the True Cost of this Wellness Drink?

https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Nopalea1.mp41.mp4 These ads for Nopalea by TriVita claim that this “wellness drink” will help reduce inflammation and rid you of pain. Such claims probably run afoul of FDA laws. Nopalea touts the…

How energy drink firm ended up in feds’ sights