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Targeting Womanhood

Happy National Women’s Health Week.

Fit Tea

Diet tea cited by NAD for undisclosed sponsored Instagram posts and health claims.

Healthy Natural Systems Garcinia Cambogia Extract

Rocky Mountain High

Will this “high” leave you buzzed or bummed out?

MyPillow Deceptively Marketed According to Ad Watchdog

Company CEO Pledges to Make Corrections MADISON, CONN., February 23, 2016 – An investigation conducted by consumer advocacy organization, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), has revealed that Minnesota-based MyPillow Inc. has been using…

POM Wonderful

How “crazy healthy” can a drink loaded with sugar really be?

Vapor Galleria

This vaping ad seems to be making some pretty puffed-up claims.

Levean

Consumers would be wise to question the “real science” behind this supplement.

Natural American Spirit

A healthier option to conventional smokes this cigarette brand is not.

Are Homeopathic Drugs Misleading Consumers?

FDA revisits a decades-old policy that essentially allows homeopathic drugs to go unchecked into the marketplace.

Energy Drink Companies Under Legal Attack

What you should know about some of the industry’s top brands, including Red Bull and 5-Hour Energy.

Which Super Bowl Advertisers Have Run Afoul of Ad Laws?

A majority have faced false-ad challenges within past five years.

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?

Doctors, nurses at odds over who can be called Dr.

Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy

Should breast cancer foundations accept cash from companies selling these products?

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…

Other Medical Literature

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…

Federal Laws Governing Ads

There are many federal laws that regulate advertisements in some way or another.