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When Health Goes #Social: FDA Pens Proposal

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When Health Goes #Social: FDA Pens Proposal

FDA drafts recommendations on how the industry should use social media to market products.

Misleading Health Claims about Vemma Still Flood Web

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Misleading Health Claims about Vemma Still Flood Web

Push to remove unsubstantiated claims lagging.

Vemma Affiliates’ Health Claims Violate FTC Order

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Vemma Affiliates’ Health Claims Violate FTC Order

Top affiliates touting that products can treat everything from psoriasis to ADD.

New Study Details E-Cigarette Marketing to Teens

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New Study Details E-Cigarette Marketing to Teens

Several lawmakers call for more federal oversight.

Herbalife Confirms FTC Has Launched a Probe

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Herbalife Confirms FTC Has Launched a Probe

Company has been under increasing scrutiny.

FDA Releases Ads Aimed at Snuffing out Smoking among Teens

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FDA Releases Ads Aimed at Snuffing out Smoking among Teens

New campaign focuses on real costs of cigarettes.

Big Tobacco to Set Record Straight on Perils of Smoking

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Big Tobacco to Set Record Straight on Perils of Smoking

Corrective ad agreement comes eight years after originally ordered.

The Myth of Black Friday

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The Myth of Black Friday

Super sales start early, but are they great bargains?

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Skin Lightening Cream

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Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Skin Lightening Cream

Skin lightening creams — also called fade creams, brightening creams, skin-tone correctors, or bleaching creams — are designed to reduce skin discoloration or hyperpigmentation caused by sun exposure, age, disease,…

Is that a Real Query Result or a Paid Ad?

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Is that a Real Query Result or a Paid Ad?

FTC tells search engines to distinguish sponsored results.

FDA Heeds Our Concerns and Bans DMAA Products

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FDA Heeds Our Concerns and Bans DMAA Products

Agency prohibits products with DMAA from entering market.

Ads of a Different Color

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Ads of a Different Color

“Native advertising” blurs lines between ads and content.

Waist Not?

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Waist Not?

The mystery of the expanding pants.

Funny Bunny: What’s Angora Wool, Anyway?

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Funny Bunny: What’s Angora Wool, Anyway?

Here comes Peter Cottontail again, to review all the types of rabbit hair you might see advertised.

You say tomato, I say false advertising?

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You say tomato, I say false advertising?

V8 says its tomato-based juice is 100 percent vegetable. But aren’t tomatoes fruits?

Companies Painting VOCs with Broad Brush

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Companies Painting VOCs with Broad Brush

VOC-free claims can be tricky for paint, paint stripper and other products.

Germbullet and Others Won’t Save You from the Flu

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Germbullet and Others Won’t Save You from the Flu

FDA cracks down on companies promoting flu aids that claim to combat the germs.

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.

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…

Are Tobacco Ad Regulations Doing Enough to Deter Smoking?

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Are Tobacco Ad Regulations Doing Enough to Deter Smoking?

How tobacco companies can advertise is heavily regulated. For example, ads for tobacco products are banned from TV and radio, and all advertising for cigarettes and packaging of the product are…

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When Health Goes #Social: FDA Pens Proposal

Misleading Health Claims about Vemma Still Flood Web

Vemma Affiliates’ Health Claims Violate FTC Order

New Study Details E-Cigarette Marketing to Teens

Herbalife Confirms FTC Has Launched a Probe

FDA Releases Ads Aimed at Snuffing out Smoking among Teens

Big Tobacco to Set Record Straight on Perils of Smoking

The Myth of Black Friday

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Skin Lightening Cream

Is that a Real Query Result or a Paid Ad?

FDA Heeds Our Concerns and Bans DMAA Products

Ads of a Different Color

Waist Not?

Funny Bunny: What’s Angora Wool, Anyway?

You say tomato, I say false advertising?

Companies Painting VOCs with Broad Brush

Germbullet and Others Won’t Save You from the Flu

Are Italy’s Virgins Deceiving Us?

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

Are Tobacco Ad Regulations Doing Enough to Deter Smoking?