FTC Prescribes New Standard for Homeopathic Remedy Claims Consumer News FTC Prescribes New Standard for Homeopathic Remedy Claims Agency asserts that marketing claims for over-the-counter homeopathic products are likely misleading.
Are Homeopathic Drugs Misleading Consumers? Consumer News Are Homeopathic Drugs Misleading Consumers? FDA revisits a decades-old policy that essentially allows homeopathic drugs to go unchecked into the marketplace.
ASA Rules on Homeopathy Ads Consumer News ASA Rules on Homeopathy Ads The ASA has ordered the Society of Homeopaths to discontinue misleading advertising.
Lawmakers Raise Questions about Deceptive Marketing in Solar Industry Consumer News Lawmakers Raise Questions about Deceptive Marketing in Solar Industry What are the hidden costs of solar leases?
What You Should Know about New U Life Consumer News What You Should Know about New U Life MLM company New U Life is no fountain of youth.
5 Ad Trends to be Wary of in 2019 Consumer News 5 Ad Trends to be Wary of in 2019 From crypto to CBD, consumers need to tread carefully when it comes to these trends.
Reverse Mortgage Ads Can Leave Consumers with False Impressions Consumer News Reverse Mortgage Ads Can Leave Consumers with False Impressions Here’s what you need to know before you apply for a reverse mortgage.
Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash Consumer News Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash The 2008 sub-prime mortgage meltdown and resulting financial crisis means credit is not that easy to come by anymore. This forces some of us to have to look for alternatives…
FTC Files Suit to Halt Mortgage Relief Operation Consumer News FTC Files Suit to Halt Mortgage Relief Operation Agency says scheme charged high fees but gave no real help.
Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams Consumer News 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…
Renewal by Andersen’s ‘Made in USA’ Window Dressing Consumer News Renewal by Andersen’s ‘Made in USA’ Window Dressing TINA.org files FTC complaint against company.
FTC Slaps Sensa for Making Deceptive Weight-Loss Claims Consumer News FTC Slaps Sensa for Making Deceptive Weight-Loss Claims Sprinkle, eat and lose weight is just unproven, says FTC.
Hair-raising Hair Product Ads Consumer News Hair-raising Hair Product Ads Want to know the secret behind the lustrous, voluminous, “salon beautiful” hair that is featured in some television and print ads for hair products today? Extensions! Yup, fake hair. Well,…
Don’t Let Some Ads Get the Best of Your Pet Consumer News 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…
Germbullet and Others Won’t Save You from the Flu Consumer News Germbullet and Others Won’t Save You from the Flu FDA cracks down on companies promoting flu aids that claim to combat the germs.
Disasters: Getting Help, Giving Help Consumer News Disasters: Getting Help, Giving Help Disasters, whether man-made or natural, can attract criminals who use such opportunities to make money and steal personal information.
TINA’s Take: How the Feds Should Be Smarter about Brain Claims Consumer News TINA’s Take: How the Feds Should Be Smarter about Brain Claims New report finds problematic treatment claims associated with brain supplement products.
Which Super Bowl Advertisers Have Run Afoul of Ad Laws? Consumer News Which Super Bowl Advertisers Have Run Afoul of Ad Laws? A majority have faced false-ad challenges within past five years.
ADT Agrees to Reveal whether it Paid Experts to Boost Service Consumer News ADT Agrees to Reveal whether it Paid Experts to Boost Service FTC settles suit with company over charges of deceptive reviewers.
Cold Products Pay Millions for Misleading Consumers Consumer News Cold Products Pay Millions for Misleading Consumers Unproven cold prevention and treatment claims are nothing to sneeze at.