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Pot Ad Regs: Overly Restrictive or Too Lax?

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Pot Ad Regs: Overly Restrictive or Too Lax?

Lawmakers struggle with branding initiatives.

Ads Hopscotching across Platforms

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Ads Hopscotching across Platforms

Consumers are gaining control over TV ads, but more are popping up in social media.

Wyeth Agrees to $490 Million Payout for Unlawful Marketing

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Wyeth Agrees to $490 Million Payout for Unlawful Marketing

Justice Department says company put profits over safety.

Consumer Advocates Call for Herbalife Probe

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Consumer Advocates Call for Herbalife Probe

Groups contend company is a pyramid scheme.

Truth in Cat-vertising

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Truth in Cat-vertising

Why are there so many cats in ads now, anyway?

Cash-Gifting Tables Scheme Under Scrutiny

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Cash-Gifting Tables Scheme Under Scrutiny

Federal officials continue to investigate case in Conn.

Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed

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Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed

Truthinadvertising.org warns company it will take action.

FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam

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FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam

Agency charges 29 with alleged scams.

Sensa Facing Eight Lawsuits and Counting

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Sensa Facing Eight Lawsuits and Counting

What do you get when you market a “tastant” crystal as a surefire way to lose over 30 pounds in six months?

Mirror, Mirror, Who Has the Brightest Diamond of All?

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Mirror, Mirror, Who Has the Brightest Diamond of All?

Is there a standard for the shiniest diamond?

Four Loko Labels Get a Makeover

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Four Loko Labels Get a Makeover

Agency wants consumers to know how much alcohol really is in Four Loko.

Pfizer Prescribed a Truth Pill

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Pfizer Prescribed a Truth Pill

Pfizer overstated the benefits and efficiency of a popular antibiotic in a direct-to-consumer advertising campaign.

Are Italy’s Virgins Deceiving Us?

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Are Italy’s Virgins Deceiving Us?

U.S olive oil producers claim foreign competitors are engaged in deceptive marketing tactics and mislabeling their products.

Can you trust an online review?

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Can you trust an online review?

In the fall of 2010, Todd Rutherford launched GettingBookReviews.com, a marketing service for self-published authors that provided book reviews for cash. Soon, he was making $28,000 a month writing reviews,…

Seeking the Truth in Food Labels

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Seeking the Truth in Food Labels

When cruising down the aisle of your favorite local supermarket, you may depend greatly on the packaging and labeling when deciding what food and beverage items or brands to buy. …

Don’t Fall for Faux Navajo Jewelry

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Don’t Fall for Faux Navajo Jewelry

Though there are laws in place to protect artists and consumers from misrepresentation of Native American arts and crafts products, it doesn’t always protect buyers from scam artists. An investigation…

Scareware Suit Settled but Consumers Don’t Really Win

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Scareware Suit Settled but Consumers Don’t Really Win

A little over a year after being sued for “falsely identify[ing] computer problems and characteriz[ing] them as “severe” in an attempt to scare consumers into purchasing its software,” Ascentive, the…

Smelling Your Path to Weight Loss?

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Smelling Your Path to Weight Loss?

We all know that pixie dust sprinkled on and around your body can make you fly, so why not a magic tastant crystal that you sniff to lose weight without…

Don’t Get Spoofed When You Pick up the Phone

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Don’t Get Spoofed When You Pick up the Phone

Telemarketers have picked up on the fact that many of us now use caller ID to screen calls. According to the law, telemarketers must display accurate information, but some scam…

Reebok Easy Toners Thin Your Wallet But Not Your Thighs

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Reebok Easy Toners Thin Your Wallet But Not Your Thighs

In Adidas Group’s 2010 Annual Report, CEO Herbert Hainer boasts that “Reebok’s sales expanded 12% … to [$2.6 billion].” He went on to say that “EasyTone has been a…

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Pot Ad Regs: Overly Restrictive or Too Lax?

Ads Hopscotching across Platforms

Wyeth Agrees to $490 Million Payout for Unlawful Marketing

Consumer Advocates Call for Herbalife Probe

Truth in Cat-vertising

Cash-Gifting Tables Scheme Under Scrutiny

Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed

FTC Cracks Down on “Free Gift” Text Spam

Sensa Facing Eight Lawsuits and Counting

Mirror, Mirror, Who Has the Brightest Diamond of All?

Four Loko Labels Get a Makeover

Pfizer Prescribed a Truth Pill

Are Italy’s Virgins Deceiving Us?

Can you trust an online review?

Seeking the Truth in Food Labels

Don’t Fall for Faux Navajo Jewelry

Scareware Suit Settled but Consumers Don’t Really Win

Smelling Your Path to Weight Loss?

Don’t Get Spoofed When You Pick up the Phone

Reebok Easy Toners Thin Your Wallet But Not Your Thighs