TINA.org Urges FTC to Initiate Penalty-Offense Program Targeting MLM Industry

MADISON, CONN. June 30, 2021 – Ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) sent a letter today to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging it to initiate a penalty-offense program targeting the direct…

Agora’s ‘Coronavirus Vaccine Survival Guide’

Guide has some surprising health advice based on its anti-Big Pharma marketing.

Fiverr

The online freelance marketplace has an unsubstantiated health claim problem.

TINA.org Alerts FTC to Herbalife Distributors’ Coronavirus Claims

TINA.org complaint comes four years after MLM paid $200 million to settle FTC deceptive advertising charges.

Kellogg’s Cereals and Nutri-Grain Products

Allegations: Deceptively marketing breakfast cereals as healthy when they contain high amounts of sugar

Goddess Vaginal Detox Pearls

“You don’t need to detox … anything at all,” says an OB/GYN commenting on company’s outlandish claims.

TINA.org Files Complaint against ‘Brain Training’ Company Neurocore

Unsubstantiated claims to treat ADHD, autism and depression are rampant in company’s marketing.

NuLife CBD

Disease-treatment claims vanish in wake of FTC warning letter.

Bulletproof Coffee

If you take your coffee with a stick of butter, be wary of miracle health claims.

Health Claims on GNC Dietary Supplements

KIND Snack Bars “Health” and “All Natural” Claims

5 Ad Trends to be Wary of in 2019

From crypto to CBD, consumers need to tread carefully when it comes to these trends.

Ad or Not? Memorial Sloan Kettering and WPIX 11 New York

‘Health news segment’ seems a lot like advertising.

HempWorx Health Claims Database

Maju Superfoods

Online retailer’s Instagram post is sown with unsubstantiated health claims.

Heart-Healthy Certification: The Price is the Right

And it’s a hearty fee that food manufacturers pay for the right to display the AHA’s heart-check mark.

Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator

NAD inquiry generates a referral to the FTC after company fails to substantiate health-related claims.

USANA Income Claims Database

The InfraMat Pro

Marketer of heating pad has the stones to make some pretty hot health claims.

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