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Taco Bell Sued to Get Stuffed Ad Alert Taco Bell Sued to Get Stuffed Lawsuit accuses fast-food chain of falsely advertising amount of ingredients in some of its offerings.
FDA & Dietary Supplements: By the Numbers Consumer News FDA & Dietary Supplements: By the Numbers Is the FDA doing enough to monitor the supplement industry?
Beyond Meat: Made without ‘Synthetically Produced Ingredients’? Ad Alert Beyond Meat: Made without ‘Synthetically Produced Ingredients’? TINA.org investigates ingredients in company’s flagship product, the Beyond Burger.
Dove Men ‘Plant-Based Care’ Ad Alert Dove Men ‘Plant-Based Care’ Spoiler: It’s not so much the overall care that is plant-based but rather specific moisturizing ingredients.
T.G.I. Friday’s Cheddar and Bacon Chips Ad Alert T.G.I. Friday’s Cheddar and Bacon Chips One key ingredient appears to be missing from these chips and it’s not cheddar.
YumEarth Organics Pops Ad Alert YumEarth Organics Pops You may be very, very surprised to learn what’s missing in this company’s “very very cherry” pops.
What’s Hiding in that Yummy Dark Chocolate? Consumer News What’s Hiding in that Yummy Dark Chocolate? Misleading and confusing labels could put dark chocolate lovers at risk.
South Coast Aeronautics Groupon Takes Consumer for a Ride Ad Alert South Coast Aeronautics Groupon Takes Consumer for a Ride And he never even stepped foot in the cockpit.
State Officials Investigate Bob’s Discount Furniture after TINA.org Complaint Consumer News State Officials Investigate Bob’s Discount Furniture after TINA.org Complaint Company’s “interest free” financing hides important information from consumers.
How to Avoid a Summer Vacation Nightmare Consumer News How to Avoid a Summer Vacation Nightmare Before you book that great getaway deal, you need to ask some questions.
AG Tells T-Mobile to Hang Up No Contract Claims Consumer News 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.
Is Your Cellphone Spying on You? Consumer News Is Your Cellphone Spying on You? The mobile phone world was rocked in November 2011 when a systems administrator from Connecticut posted a 17-minute video on YouTube showcasing how a hidden program installed on millions of…
FTC Junk Fees Rule Comments Regulatory/Congressional Actions FTC Junk Fees Rule Comments TINA.org submitted comments to the FTC regarding its rulemaking proceeding to address junk and hidden fees.
TINA.org Files Comment in Support of Mass. AG’s Proposal to Ban Junk Fees Blog TINA.org Files Comment in Support of Mass. AG’s Proposal to Ban Junk Fees Federal efforts to rein in such charges have largely been unsuccessful to date.
CATrends: Junk Fees Added to Ticket Prices Consumer News CATrends: Junk Fees Added to Ticket Prices Lawsuits allege online ticket sellers violate New York state law.
TINA.org Continues to Support FTC Efforts to Prohibit Junk Fees Blog TINA.org Continues to Support FTC Efforts to Prohibit Junk Fees TINA.org comment showcases the ongoing need for an FTC rule.
Xfinity Home Internet and Mobile Promotion Ad Alert Xfinity Home Internet and Mobile Promotion It’s easier to rack up hidden fees than it is to cancel.
Wendy’s Menu Prices on Food-Ordering Apps Ad Alert Wendy’s Menu Prices on Food-Ordering Apps The surprising way you may be paying more for delivery.
Stonyfield Wild Berry Smoothie Ad Alert Stonyfield Wild Berry Smoothie The really wild part? Not all the berries depicted on packaging appear to make it into the product.