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Eat Your Way to Better Health: Food & Health Claims

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…

FTC Prescribes New Standard for Homeopathic Remedy Claims

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FTC Prescribes New Standard for Homeopathic Remedy Claims

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

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

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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.

GNC: No Stranger To Regulatory Enforcement

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GNC: No Stranger To Regulatory Enforcement

False advertising and wrongful death are among a plethora of allegations filed against the supplement retailer.

TINA.org Reports Balance of Nature’s Coronavirus Claims to FDA, FTC

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TINA.org Reports Balance of Nature’s Coronavirus Claims to FDA, FTC

Company falsely claims its ‘Fruits’ and ‘Veggies’ supplements can prevent and help treat the coronavirus.

A Year after Signaling E-Cig Action, FDA Issues First Warning Letters

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A Year after Signaling E-Cig Action, FDA Issues First Warning Letters

Sites warned about misleading claims.

FDA To Probe E-Cig Smoking Cessation Claims

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FDA To Probe E-Cig Smoking Cessation Claims

Agency’s inquiry based on findings of TINA.org investigation.

Ebola in U.S.: Where There’s Fear, There’s Fraud

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Ebola in U.S.: Where There’s Fear, There’s Fraud

Three companies warned by federal regulators about advertising claims that products can treat deadly virus.

5 Ad Trends to be Wary of in 2019

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5 Ad Trends to be Wary of in 2019

From crypto to CBD, consumers need to tread carefully when it comes to these trends.

Balance of Nature to Pay $1.1M to Settle Regulatory Action over False Health Claims

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Balance of Nature to Pay $1.1M to Settle Regulatory Action over False Health Claims

Lawsuit alleged company falsely advertised that its “Fruits” and “Veggies” supplements could prevent, treat or cure serious diseases.

Neurocore and ‘the Brink of Madness’

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Neurocore and ‘the Brink of Madness’

NAD finds brain performance company lack competent and reliable evidence for cognitive claims.

Cold Products Pay Millions for Misleading Consumers

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Cold Products Pay Millions for Misleading Consumers

Unproven cold prevention and treatment claims are nothing to sneeze at.

G-oops! TINA.org Finds Wellness Company in Violation of Court Order

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G-oops! TINA.org Finds Wellness Company in Violation of Court Order

Not even a court order can stop Goop from making deceptive health claims, a new TINA.org investigation finds.

Oversight of Dubious Brain Supplement Products Under Scrutiny

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Oversight of Dubious Brain Supplement Products Under Scrutiny

U.S. Senators question FDA, retailers about supplements.

Cow Colostrum Supplements

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Cow Colostrum Supplements

What you need to know about what some are calling “liquid gold.”

UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims

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UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims

Civil penalties follow a 2022 TINA.org investigation and complaint to the FTC.

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

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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…

Which Super Bowl Advertisers Have Run Afoul of Ad Laws?