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LifeWave Health Claims Database

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LifeWave Health Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals illegal health claims used to market MLM supplements.

2016 Modere Health Claims Database

Evidence

2016 Modere Health Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals illegal health claims used to market MLM supplements.

Sales, Bargains, Discounts

Consumer Basics

Sales, Bargains, Discounts

Shoppers face fictitious pricing, perpetual sales and more when trying to decipher a true bargain in the aisle.

SomaBiotix

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SomaBiotix

Different name, same not-so-free “free” trial and illegal health claims.

NaturalDoctor

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NaturalDoctor

FDA sends reminder that unapproved drug treatment claims are illegal.

TINA.org’s Action on Glucosamine Settlement Helps Spur Revision

Press Release

TINA.org’s Action on Glucosamine Settlement Helps Spur Revision

Final Agreement Bans Deceptive Claims Made by Walmart, Walgreens & Supervalu MADISON, CONN. March 25, 2015 — A federal judge has given final approval to a class-action settlement that permanently changes how…

Six Pack Shortcuts: Try an Alternative Route

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Six Pack Shortcuts: Try an Alternative Route

Question this program before it potentially transforms both your body and wallet — in the wrong way.

Consumers Urge Regulators to Stop Pyramid Scheme

Consumer News

Consumers Urge Regulators to Stop Pyramid Scheme

More than 5,000 consumers ask government to halt Resorts360’s illegal pyramid scheme.

Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie

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Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie

Ads can legally lie to you as long as the lie is so obvious an exaggeration that you know not to take it seriously.

Robocall Medical Alert Systems

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Robocall Medical Alert Systems

The FTC is warning consumers about illegal robocalls that pitch unwanted safety alert systems for older adults. The calls disguise themselves as a local number. If you pick up, the…

Promise of Big Bucks is Really a Pyramid Scheme

Consumer News

Promise of Big Bucks is Really a Pyramid Scheme

Resorts360 at center of complaints filed by truthinadvertising.org.

Cash-Gifting Tables Scheme Under Scrutiny

Consumer News

Cash-Gifting Tables Scheme Under Scrutiny

Federal officials continue to investigate case in Conn.

U.S. Postal Inspection Service

Consumer Basics

U.S. Postal Inspection Service

Among its many responsibilities, the USPIS enforces the laws regarding illegal or dangerous use of the mail system and conducts investigations (sometimes in conjunction with other federal agencies, like the…

Almost 210 Million Numbers Now on the Do Not Call Registry

Consumer News

Almost 210 Million Numbers Now on the Do Not Call Registry

More than 209 million U.S. phone numbers are now registered with the service, which has been active since 2003. In 2011, consumers filed over 630,000 complaints, mostly regarding recorded messages…

Forever Living’s Neverending Deceptive Income Claims