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.
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 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.
doTerra Distributors Deceptively Promote Products for COVID-19 Consumer News doTerra Distributors Deceptively Promote Products for COVID-19 TINA.org urges prompt enforcement against serial offender.
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.
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.
A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams Consumer News A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams A master list of known and alleged scams.
MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning Consumer News MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning Deceptive health and income claims, including some tied to COVID-19, persist in wake of warning from the feds.
2017-2021 Pyramid Scheme Class Actions Consumer News 2017-2021 Pyramid Scheme Class Actions Pyramid scheme claims against MLM companies on the rise.
Ebola in U.S.: Where There’s Fear, There’s Fraud Consumer News 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.
CATrends: What the Fudge? Consumer News CATrends: What the Fudge? Lawsuits allege brownie brands and others lack the essential dairy ingredients to call their products fudge.
TINA.org Takes Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop-y Health Claims to Regulators Consumer News TINA.org Takes Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop-y Health Claims to Regulators TINA.org probe into Goop’s marketing reveals a plethora of illegal health claims.
TINA’s Take: Immunity-Boosting Claims in the Coronavirus Era Consumer News TINA’s Take: Immunity-Boosting Claims in the Coronavirus Era In the context of the coronavirus, immunity-boosting claims are a giant red flag.