Speech Supplement Maker Referred to FTC for Ad Claims Consumer News Speech Supplement Maker Referred to FTC for Ad Claims Competitor calls out supplement marketer on its claims.
UPDATE: Williams-Sonoma to Pay $1 Million to Settle FTC Lawsuit over Misleading Made in USA Claims Consumer News UPDATE: Williams-Sonoma to Pay $1 Million to Settle FTC Lawsuit over Misleading Made in USA Claims Settlement comes after TINA.org alerted FTC to hundreds of products deceptively marketed as American-made.
Target Misses the Mark with Made in USA Claims Consumer News Target Misses the Mark with Made in USA Claims TINA.org probe finds widespread examples of false and deceptive “Made in the USA” product representations.
FTC Proposes New Rule Targeting Deceptive Income Claims in MLM Industry Consumer News FTC Proposes New Rule Targeting Deceptive Income Claims in MLM Industry Proposed new earnings claim rule comes three years after TINA.org comment to FTC.
Amare Global Happy Juice Ad Alert Amare Global Happy Juice MLM’s advertising claims are in need of a gut check.
DietWorks Garcinia Cambogia Class Action DietWorks Garcinia Cambogia December 2017: This case was transferred from a California court to a New Jersey court. (Case No. 17-cv-12604, D. NJ.) September 2017: This case was transferred to federal court. (Shoaf…
Elomir Health Claims Evidence Elomir Health Claims A TINA.org investigation has compiled a sampling of more than 75 examples of Elomir, its founders, and its distributors making unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims. TINA.org audited these findings on December 21,…
People Who Felt Tricked Into Thinking Vitaminwater Was A Health Drink Might Be Compensated With Cash Media Coverage People Who Felt Tricked Into Thinking Vitaminwater Was A Health Drink Might Be Compensated With Cash Lara O’Reilly, Business Insider
Vitaminwater Pressured To Pay People Who Thought It Was A Health Drink Media Coverage Vitaminwater Pressured To Pay People Who Thought It Was A Health Drink Alexander Kaufman, HUFFPOST
Why Is My Facebook News Feed a Hawker’s Alley for Leggings and Shady Health Supplements? Media Coverage Why Is My Facebook News Feed a Hawker’s Alley for Leggings and Shady Health Supplements? Kate Knibbs, The Ringer
Federal Laws Governing Ads Consumer Basics Federal Laws Governing Ads There are many federal laws that regulate advertisements in some way or another.
Food and Drug Administration Consumer Basics Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the federal agency that is responsible for protecting public health through regulation and supervision of several different types of products, including food…
Other Medical Literature Evidence Other Medical Literature Apraxia of Speech: How is it treated?, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Link | PDF Childhood Apraxia of Speech, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Link | PDF Childhood Apraxia…
Are Tobacco Ad Regulations Doing Enough to Deter Smoking? Consumer News Are Tobacco Ad Regulations Doing Enough to Deter Smoking? How tobacco companies can advertise is heavily regulated. For example, ads for tobacco products are banned from TV and radio, and all advertising for cigarettes and packaging of the product are…
Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy Consumer News Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy Should breast cancer foundations accept cash from companies selling these products?
Illegally Sold Diabetes Treatments Ad Alert Illegally Sold Diabetes Treatments The FDA in July sent letters to 15 domestic and foreign companies telling them that their sale of diabetes treatments was illegal. The products, which had not been evaluated by…
How Many Doctors Are There in this House? Consumer News How Many Doctors Are There in this House? Doctors, nurses at odds over who can be called Dr.
CVS Health Acetaminophen PM Class Action CVS Health Acetaminophen PM Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “non habit-forming”
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.
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.