TINA.org Investigation Reveals MLM Industry Rife with Illegal Health Claims

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TINA.org Investigation Reveals MLM Industry Rife with Illegal Health Claims

MADISON, CONN. November 7, 2016 – Calling into question the Direct Selling Association’s commitment to consumer protection, a truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) investigation has revealed that 97 percent of DSA member companies…

Ad Watchdog Files Complaint Against Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop: TINA.org Calls Out Deceptive Health Claims

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Ad Watchdog Files Complaint Against Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop: TINA.org Calls Out Deceptive Health Claims

MADISON, CONN.  August 23, 2017 – With Goop, actress-turned-entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow has created a wellness empire based on unconventional products such as yoni eggs, Shaman-inspired medicine bags, and crystal therapy…

Goop Settles Over Vaginal Eggs Health Claims

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Goop Settles Over Vaginal Eggs Health Claims

Anna Werner, CBS News

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop slammed for ‘deceptive’ health claims

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop slammed for ‘deceptive’ health claims

Katherine Lam, Fox News

Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reports Herbalife’s Coronavirus Claims to FTC

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Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reports Herbalife’s Coronavirus Claims to FTC

MADISON, CONN. April 28, 2020 – Truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has filed a complaint against multilevel marketing company Herbalife with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for deceptive claims that Herbalife products can…

My Pillow Settles Consumer Lawsuit Over Health Claims for $1 Million

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My Pillow Settles Consumer Lawsuit Over Health Claims for $1 Million

Mary H.J. Farrell, Consumer Reports

A new investigation alleges Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop has made more than 50 ‘deceptive’ health claims

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A new investigation alleges Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop has made more than 50 ‘deceptive’ health claims

Caroline Praderio, Business Insider

My Pillow Faulted for False Health Claims

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My Pillow Faulted for False Health Claims

Mary H.J. Farrell, Consumer Reports

Market America Takes Down Deceptive Income Claims in Response to TINA.org

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Market America Takes Down Deceptive Income Claims in Response to TINA.org

MADISON, CONN. November 2, 2020 A truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) investigation has found hundreds of atypical and exaggerated income claims made by multilevel marketing company Market America on its website and social…

Goop Could Face Consequences for Making Deceptive Health Claims About Its Weird Products

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Goop Could Face Consequences for Making Deceptive Health Claims About Its Weird Products

Christina Cauterucci, Slate

Goop accused of more deceptive health claims, violating court order

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Goop accused of more deceptive health claims, violating court order

Beth Mole, Ars Technica

Health groups urge FDA to investigate e-cig therapeutic claims

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Health groups urge FDA to investigate e-cig therapeutic claims

Lydia Wheeler, The Hill

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Accused of ‘Deceptive’ Health Claims

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Accused of ‘Deceptive’ Health Claims

Herb Weisbaum, NBC News

Court Order Forces Prevagen to Scrub Memory-Improvement Claims

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Court Order Forces Prevagen to Scrub Memory-Improvement Claims

MADISON, CONN. Dec. 12, 2024— In a win for consumers, a court has ordered Quincy Bioscience to stop advertising Prevagen using memory-improvement claims. This follows a near-decade-long campaign by the…

Marketers exploit the aged with unproven brain-health claims

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Marketers exploit the aged with unproven brain-health claims

Rick Schmitt, Newsweek

California Regulators Crack Down on Goop After TINA.org Complaint

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California Regulators Crack Down on Goop After TINA.org Complaint

MADISON, CONN. September 5, 2018 – Acting on a complaint filed by ad watchdog, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), California regulators have reached a stipulated final judgment with Goop for using unsubstantiated health…

MyPillow Deceptively Marketed According to Ad Watchdog

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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…

ADVERTISING WATCHDOGS HAVE ALERTED REGULATORS TO GOOP’S UNPROVEN HEALTH CLAIMS

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ADVERTISING WATCHDOGS HAVE ALERTED REGULATORS TO GOOP’S UNPROVEN HEALTH CLAIMS

Katie Kilkenny, Pacific Standard

Op-ed: Multi-level marketers need to stop disease-treatment claims

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Op-ed: Multi-level marketers need to stop disease-treatment claims

Bonnie Patten, The Salt Lake Tribune

Goop Is Finally Getting Real About How They Promote Wacky Health Trends

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Goop Is Finally Getting Real About How They Promote Wacky Health Trends

Macaela Mackenzie, Shape