Regulatory Inquiries Put Essential Oils MLM doTerra on the Defensive Consumer News Regulatory Inquiries Put Essential Oils MLM doTerra on the Defensive MLM’s health claims fail to stand up to an increased level of scrutiny amid a worldwide pandemic.
Air Wick Essential Oils Ad Alert Air Wick Essential Oils What goes into these fragrances? We may never know.
Young Living Essential Oils Class Action Young Living Essential Oils Allegations: Deceptively marketing essential oils as therapeutic for a variety of ailments when the products do not provide the advertised health benefits
Majestic Pure Essential Oils Class Action Majestic Pure Essential Oils October 2018: This case was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. because the parties reached a settlement agreement, the…
Some members of multilevel-marketing company Young Living are making questionable claims about ‘essential oils’ curing cancer and coronavirus” Media Coverage Some members of multilevel-marketing company Young Living are making questionable claims about ‘essential oils’ curing cancer and coronavirus” Nicole Einbinder, Business Insider
Young Living Brands Young Living TINA.org investigated Young Living Essential Oils, a Utah-based multilevel marketing company that sells and markets essential oils, and found that it has used unsubstantiated health and disease-treatment claims to market…
doTerra Brands doTerra TINA.org found essential oils MLM repeatedly using illegal disease-treatment claims despite numerous warnings.
DoTerra Distributors’ Drug Claims Violate the Law Consumer News DoTerra Distributors’ Drug Claims Violate the Law TINA.org inquiry into essential oils MLM digs up more than 140 examples of unsubstantiated health claims.
Young Living Essential Oil Products Class Action Young Living Essential Oil Products Allegations: Falsely marketing essential oils as “therapeutic” for various ailments in order to charge a premium price when the products do not provide the advertised health benefits
Young Living Lawsuit Claims It’s a ‘Cult-Like’ Pyramid Scheme Consumer News Young Living Lawsuit Claims It’s a ‘Cult-Like’ Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit alleges essential oil MLM is a pyramid scheme, among other things.
DOJ Orders doTerra Distributors to Pay $15,000 Each after TINA.org Complaint Consumer News DOJ Orders doTerra Distributors to Pay $15,000 Each after TINA.org Complaint Complaints against additional distributors who hosted COVID webinars may be forthcoming.
Dr. Axe Ad Alert Dr. Axe A “regular guest expert” on “Dr. Oz,” Dr. Axe’s health advice should also be taken with a grain of salt.
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.
Snubbing FTC, MLM Claims It Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 Blog Snubbing FTC, MLM Claims It Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 Of all the companies exploiting the pandemic, doTerra stands out as a steadfast recidivist.
Young Living Distributor Violates Law with COVID Claims Ad Alert Young Living Distributor Violates Law with COVID Claims TINA.org alerts regulator to unsubstantiated claims.
FTC Brain Claims Cases Since 1995 Consumer News FTC Brain Claims Cases Since 1995 Since 1995, the FTC has brought nearly 70 actions over deceptive brain claims.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 It was another successful year outing deceptive marketing on multiple fronts.
Marketers that Get Coal in Their 2020 Holiday Stocking Consumer News Marketers that Get Coal in Their 2020 Holiday Stocking Find out which companies (and people) are on TINA.org’s 2020 naughty list for deceptive marketing.