Williams-Sonoma to Pay $1 Million to Settle Deceptive Ad Lawsuit Sparked by TINA.org

Retailer To Stop Misleading Made in USA Claims MADISON, CONN. April 1, 2020  Acting on a complaint filed by ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached…

Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Bars

Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain dangerous amounts of heavy metals

Lindt Dark Chocolate Bars

Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain dangerous amounts of heavy metals

Vunella Naturals’ Mother’s Day Sale

This isn’t the mother of a deal it might appear to be.

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.

Clif Kid ZBars

Allegations: Marketing bars as healthy and nutritious when they contain an excessive amount of sugar

Nature’s Path Foods Frosted Wildberry Acai Toaster Pastry

Nabisco Newton Cookies

Healing Noni

Another noni juice manufacturer draws the ire of the FDA.

Tropicana

Tropicana claimed in a television ad that “if you want the world’s best fruit and vegetable juice, look in the cooler” as a shelf collapsed to reveal a presumably more-stable…

Hal’s New York Lemon and Lime Seltzer Waters

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the characterizing flavor in products comes from the fruits identified on the front label when the ingredients list reveals that products contain natural flavors instead of…

Del Monte

CATrends: Products Marketed as Containing No Preservatives

Class-action lawsuits target preservative-free claims.

Cracker Barrel Bites

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as being made with butter crackers when the crackers used in the products are actually made with vegetables oils instead of butter

Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Milk Chocolate Almond Ice Cream Bars

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that ice cream is covered in milk chocolate when the ingredients list reveals the coating contains an ingredient not found in chocolate

Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Milk Chocolate Ice Cream Bars

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the coating is “Rich Milk Chocolate” when it contains an ingredient not found in chocolate

365 Everyday Value Organic Chocolate & Almond Vanilla Ice Cream Bars

Häagen-Dazs Coffee Almond Crunch Ice Cream Bars

Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Milk Chocolate Ice Cream Bars

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as vanilla ice cream dipped in milk chocolate

Kellogg’s Nutrigrain Soft Baked Breakfast Bars and Cracklin’ Oat Bran Cereal