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Interest Charge Hidden in Plain Sight

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Interest Charge Hidden in Plain Sight

Reader finds out not reading fine print comes at heavy cost.

Got Chocolate Milk? Industry Wants to Change Definition

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Got Chocolate Milk? Industry Wants to Change Definition

Diary industry petitions FDA over sweeteners.

Lawmakers Push for “Do-Not-Track”

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Lawmakers Push for “Do-Not-Track”

Marketers are watching you, but can you get them to stop?

AG Tells T-Mobile to Hang Up No Contract Claims

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AG Tells T-Mobile to Hang Up No Contract Claims

T-Mobile got slapped by the Washington State Attorney General for allegedly failing to disclose hidden early termination charges.

Math Doesn’t Always Add Up When Counting Carbs on Labels

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Math Doesn’t Always Add Up When Counting Carbs on Labels

Searching for low carb foods in the aisles of your local supermarket is not as straightforward as you would think.

Are You Being Fooled by Sugar?

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Are You Being Fooled by Sugar?

Sugar wars: Who has the right to call an ingredient sugar?

TINA.org Pursues Complaints Against Kids’ Supplement

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TINA.org Pursues Complaints Against Kids’ Supplement

Truthinadvertising.org alerts federal and state regulators to deceptive marketing.

Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy

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Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy

Should breast cancer foundations accept cash from companies selling these products?

These “Critics” Won’t Win Oscars for their Reviews

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These “Critics” Won’t Win Oscars for their Reviews

Some reviews come from questionable sources.

Consumers Helping to Hawk Products During Super Bowl

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Consumers Helping to Hawk Products During Super Bowl

From cars to pizza, companies are increasingly finding ways to involve consumers in game day commercials.

Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs

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Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs

Court rules pharmaceutical salesman’s promotion of off-label drug use for Xyrem was not false or misleading.

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…

Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams

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Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams

Under a continued crackdown on Too frequently, the term proves to be simply a euphemism for sending your money along to an unknown person or company and then watching your…

Full Price of Funerals is Sometimes Buried

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Full Price of Funerals is Sometimes Buried

When a loved one dies, grieving family members and friends are often in a state of despair. And to make matters worse, they have to plan a funeral, an event…

Penny Auctions Will Cost You

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Penny Auctions Will Cost You

All is not what it seems for that item sold at a quarter of its retail price in a penny auction.

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. …

Preventing Kids from Smoking is Still a Battle

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Preventing Kids from Smoking is Still a Battle

According to the FDA, every day almost 3,500 kids pick up their first cigarette. What’s worse is that a quarter of those kids (850 of them) become daily cigarette smokers.…

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…

Don’t Let Some Ads Get the Best of Your Pet

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Don’t Let Some Ads Get the Best of Your Pet

The market for pet-related products has soared in the past decade. The American Pet Products Association (APPA) estimates that the industry now generates over $50 billion in sales annually, an…

Maintenance Plans

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Maintenance Plans

Maintenance plans – also commonly referred to as “service plans” – are sold by car dealerships at the time of purchase (leases include a scheduled maintenance plan) and are sometimes…

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Interest Charge Hidden in Plain Sight

Got Chocolate Milk? Industry Wants to Change Definition

Lawmakers Push for “Do-Not-Track”

AG Tells T-Mobile to Hang Up No Contract Claims

Math Doesn’t Always Add Up When Counting Carbs on Labels

Are You Being Fooled by Sugar?

TINA.org Pursues Complaints Against Kids’ Supplement

Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy

These “Critics” Won’t Win Oscars for their Reviews

Consumers Helping to Hawk Products During Super Bowl

Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs

Are Tobacco Ad Regulations Doing Enough to Deter Smoking?

Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams

Full Price of Funerals is Sometimes Buried

Penny Auctions Will Cost You

Seeking the Truth in Food Labels

Preventing Kids from Smoking is Still a Battle

Scareware Suit Settled but Consumers Don’t Really Win

Don’t Let Some Ads Get the Best of Your Pet

Maintenance Plans