Crate and Barrel’s ‘Made in USA’ Claims

Retailer removes all U.S.-origin claims from its products and makes several commitments in response to FTC inquiry.

What You Should Know about Elomir

What you need to know before you #hitthestrip.

Jury Hands Down Verdict in Prevagen Deceptive Marketing Case

Verdict comes nine years after TINA.org alerted regulator to supplement’s unsubstantiated health claims.

So You Say Your MLM Offers “Supplemental Income” – What Does That Mean?

Exploring the MLM industry’s latest pivot.

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

TINA.org probe finds widespread examples of false and deceptive “Made in the USA” product representations.

Speech Supplement Maker Referred to FTC for Ad Claims

Competitor calls out supplement marketer on its claims.

Amare Global Happy Juice

MLM’s advertising claims are in need of a gut check.

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.

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.

Kellogg’s Cereals and Nutri-Grain Products

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

NuLife CBD

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

Health Claims on GNC Dietary Supplements

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

‘Health news segment’ seems a lot like advertising.

HempWorx Health Claims Database

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.

The InfraMat Pro

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