June – July 2015 Collection

2023 John Amico Income Claims Database

Laci Le Beau Super Dieter’s Tea

Sellers Playbook

“Winning on Amazon” at the expense of “significant losses.”

Lean Extreme Max

FDA alerts consumers to banned ingredient in weight-loss supplement.

Supplements Containing Acacia Rigidula

Companies whose weight-loss supplements contain perennial shrub receive FDA warning letters.

TINA.org to FTC: Prevagen is Making Unsupported Memory Claims

Investigation finds no competent evidence to support memory improvement claims and FTC files a lawsuit.

Athletic Greens

Over-the-top weight-loss claims abound in this ad for a dietary supplement powder.

NAD Refers Lipozene Advertising to the FTC

Agency to review dietary supplement’s weight-loss claims.

Does Dr. Oz Belong on Our Wall of Shame?

America’s favorite TV doctor has been up to some questionable practices.

Identity Theft Tops Consumer Complaints in 2013

Consumers reported losses of more than $1.6 billion in fraud in 2013.

Magic Slim

FDA warns consumers about weight-loss product containing hidden drug ingredients.

Xtreme Nitro and Maxx Test 300

Want to see almost every suspicious weight-loss ad technique in one place?

Counterfeit Ozempic

FDA says it has seized “thousands of units” of fake shots.

TINA.org Wants More Teeth in Class-Action Settlement

Philips Sonicare Airfloss Settlement Doesn’t Adequately Compensate Consumers MADISON, CT., Oct. 16, 2013 — TINA.org (truthinadvertising.org) has filed a legal brief taking aim at a recent class-action settlement that compensates…

Neurocore

TINA.org investigated the marketing of Michigan-based “brain training” company Neurocore and determined that the company claimed its neurofeedback sessions could treat numerous medical conditions, including ADHD, anxiety, autism, depression, migraines,…

Obesity Research Institute

TINA.org investigated Obesity Research Institute’s marketing of its weight-loss supplement Lipozene. To read more about that investigation and subsequent complaint, click here.

Plexus Worldwide

TINA.org investigated Plexus Worldwide, an Arizona-based multilevel marketing company that sells nutritional supplements and weight-loss and personal care products, and found that the company has used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to…

Prevagen

TINA.org found supplement company claiming its product could improve memory without having the necessary competent or reliable scientific evidence.

WEN® Cleansing Conditioners