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Radio 104 Fest: It’s Not Really ‘Back’

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Radio 104 Fest: It’s Not Really ‘Back’

What makes a fest? Let’s start with more than three bands.

Deceptive Marketing 101: Recyclable Claims

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Deceptive Marketing 101: Recyclable Claims

How products marketed as “recyclable” end up in landfills.

Privacy-Schmivacy

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Privacy-Schmivacy

Privacy protection? Not so much.

The Real Cost of Getting a New Mets Cap

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The Real Cost of Getting a New Mets Cap

What happens when a giveaway cap costs more than just a ticket?

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.

Crest ProHealth Anticavity Fluoride Rinse

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Crest ProHealth Anticavity Fluoride Rinse

Crest ProHealth Anticavity Fluoride Rinse claims that it “rebuilds enamel.” It is not possible to truly rebuild or restore tooth enamel, which, once lost, is lost forever. While it is not possible…

CareOne Anticavity Mouth Wash

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CareOne Anticavity Mouth Wash

CareOne Anticavity Mouthwash claims that it “restores enamel.” It is not possible to truly rebuild or restore tooth enamel, which, once lost, is lost forever. While it is not possible to regrow…

Listerine Total Care Anticavity Mouthwash

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Listerine Total Care Anticavity Mouthwash

Listerine Total Care Anticavity Mouthwash claims that it “restores enamel.” It is not possible to truly rebuild or restore tooth enamel, which, once lost, is lost forever. While it is not possible…

L’Oréal Youth Code Texture Perfector Pore Vanisher

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L’Oréal Youth Code Texture Perfector Pore Vanisher

A reader alerted us to an ad for L’Oréal’s Youth Code Texture Perfection Pore Vanisher. According to the commercial, the cream: instantly minimizes the look of pores and in four…

Proposed Glucosamine Settlement Stiffs Consumers

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Proposed Glucosamine Settlement Stiffs Consumers

Class-action settlement over supplement sold by Walmart, Walgreens and Supervalu provides little relief to consumers.

Archived Testimonials

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Archived Testimonials

Testimonials that appeared on SpeechNutrients’ website in 2009 and 2010 (Obtained from Internet Archive Wayback Machine) What our parents are saying… “As far as specific changes, wow! I have a…

Glucosamine Settlement Offers Little Relief According to Ad Watchdog TINA.org

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Glucosamine Settlement Offers Little Relief According to Ad Watchdog TINA.org

Supplement Deceptively Marketed to Consumers Nationwide MADISON, CONN., November 19, 2014 — Three of the nation’s largest retailers, Walmart, Supervalu, and Walgreens, are misleading consumers through the promotion and labeling…

New U Life “FDA Registered/Approved” Claims

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New U Life “FDA Registered/Approved” Claims

A TINA.org investigation has cataloged dozens of instances in which New U Life and its distributors have marketed the company’s flagship product Somaderm Gel using the deceptive term “FDA registered” or the…

Advertising of Supplement Targeting Seniors Questioned

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Advertising of Supplement Targeting Seniors Questioned

TINA.org Joins with AARP in Objecting to Move Free Class-Action Settlement MADISON, Conn., March 12, 2015 — More than 46 million people suffer from arthritis, many of them elderly, and…

Unfair Herbalife Settlement Leaves Distributors Out in Cold

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Unfair Herbalife Settlement Leaves Distributors Out in Cold

Objections filed to settlement that gives most distributors $20 or less, while lawyers get $5.25 million and the company continues business as usual.

TINA.org’s Action on Glucosamine Settlement Helps Spur Revision

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TINA.org’s Action on Glucosamine Settlement Helps Spur Revision

Final Agreement Bans Deceptive Claims Made by Walmart, Walgreens & Supervalu MADISON, CONN. March 25, 2015 — A federal judge has given final approval to a class-action settlement that permanently changes how…

Herbalife: ‘I Thought I was Going to Make it Big’

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Herbalife: ‘I Thought I was Going to Make it Big’

Former distributor says a class-action settlement isn’t going to help a majority of recruits who lost money.

Good Ways to Avoid Bad Apps

Consumer News

Good Ways to Avoid Bad Apps

That app you must have may not be what you think.

ACT Mouthwash

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ACT Mouthwash

A reader submitted a tip about this ad for ACT mouthwash, which claims it can “restore enamel and make teeth up to 2x stronger.” The reader’s concern was that it…

Ad or Not: MyPet USA YouTube Channel

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Ad or Not: MyPet USA YouTube Channel

It starts with knowing who created the channel.

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Radio 104 Fest: It’s Not Really ‘Back’

Deceptive Marketing 101: Recyclable Claims

Privacy-Schmivacy

The Real Cost of Getting a New Mets Cap

Ads Hopscotching across Platforms

Crest ProHealth Anticavity Fluoride Rinse

CareOne Anticavity Mouth Wash

Listerine Total Care Anticavity Mouthwash

L’Oréal Youth Code Texture Perfector Pore Vanisher

Proposed Glucosamine Settlement Stiffs Consumers

Archived Testimonials

Glucosamine Settlement Offers Little Relief According to Ad Watchdog TINA.org

New U Life “FDA Registered/Approved” Claims

Advertising of Supplement Targeting Seniors Questioned

Unfair Herbalife Settlement Leaves Distributors Out in Cold

TINA.org’s Action on Glucosamine Settlement Helps Spur Revision

Herbalife: ‘I Thought I was Going to Make it Big’

Good Ways to Avoid Bad Apps

ACT Mouthwash

Ad or Not: MyPet USA YouTube Channel