FDA Urged to Move Quickly on E-Cigarette Cessation Claims

Groups say cessation claims in apparent violation of federal law.

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Settling Up: Vemma

A Vemma settlement with the FTC will likely take this form.

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What You Should Know about the FTC’s Action against Vemma

Having combed through the 200-plus pages that the FTC filed against Vemma Nutrition Company, Vemma International Holdings, Inc., Benson K. (B.K.) Boreyko, Tom Alkazin and his wife Bethany (defendants) in…

The Diabetes Solution Kit

Product that claims to “reverse diabetes in as little as four weeks” may not deliver as advertised.

3 Ways Citibank Misled Consumers

Citibank’s shady credit card practices leads to $700 million in customer refunds.

Oversight of Dubious Brain Supplement Products Under Scrutiny

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

T-Mobile’s ‘Mobile without Borders’ Upgrade

Not quite “no extra charge” for some customers.

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‘How We Trade Options’

This “free” book offer isn’t exactly free and one TINA.org reader said it almost cost her plenty.

Amberen

Claims that dietary supplement leads to easy weight loss for menopausal women called to task by FTC.

There’s More to Guess at Than Just Age with this Site

Conflicting information on homepage and terms of service page muddles policy.

FDA Tells KIND Bars to Lose ‘Healthy’ Claims

FDA says some KIND bars pack too much saturated fat to be advertised as “healthy” snack.

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Advertised summer internship earnings may be further out of reach than you think.

BMW Settles Charges it Violated Warranty Laws

Company agrees to stop telling MINI car owners that all repair and maintenance work must be done at dealerships.

Payhmm.com’s Payday Promise Too Good to Be True?

The job they’re offering seems simple enough but getting paid appears to be a different story entirely.

The Verizon ‘Edge’ of Deception

When a promise of big savings goes up in a puff of smoke.

Never Eat This Carb – FixYourBloodSugar.com

We wanted to know what foods we were never supposed to eat. So we clicked.

How TINA.org Readers Ruled in 2014

Reader submissions flagging deceptive advertising helped TINA.org have a great year.