Deceptive Marketing 101: Third-Party Certification Seals Consumer News Deceptive Marketing 101: Third-Party Certification Seals Don’t confuse this type of marketing for a silver bullet.
Not So Sweet: The Deceptive Marketing of Candy Consumer News Not So Sweet: The Deceptive Marketing of Candy Sometimes the trick is the treat.
Consumer Alert: ‘Made in USA’ Cars Consumer News Consumer Alert: ‘Made in USA’ Cars Exercise caution when car ads say ‘made’ or ‘built’ in the U.S.
CATrends: False Shelf Pricing Consumer News CATrends: False Shelf Pricing Consumers complain about higher prices at checkout.
Deceptive Marketing by Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Put to Bed in California Consumer News Deceptive Marketing by Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Put to Bed in California Lingerie company agrees to pay $1.2 million to settle lawsuit
Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2023 Consumer News Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2023 And the regulatory efforts that seek to curb them.
Modere Exploiting Women’s Hormonal Health Issues for Financial Gain Consumer News Modere Exploiting Women’s Hormonal Health Issues for Financial Gain New supplement line targets women with deceptive and illegal health claims.
TINA’s Take: Supplement Maker Sued for Alleged ‘Review Hijacking’ on Amazon Consumer News TINA’s Take: Supplement Maker Sued for Alleged ‘Review Hijacking’ on Amazon Company to pay $600,000 for allegedly manipulating product pages.
Consumer Alert: Hair Growth Products Consumer News Consumer Alert: Hair Growth Products Supplement and serum companies are targeting consumers experiencing hair loss.
Hair-Raising Claims by Unilever’s Nutrafol Reported to Regulators Consumer News Hair-Raising Claims by Unilever’s Nutrafol Reported to Regulators TINA.org files complaint with the FDA and FTC over company’s hair growth claims.
The Proliferation of Greenwashing Consumer News The Proliferation of Greenwashing As the FTC reviews its Green Guides, misleading environmental claims are rampant.
FTC Launches Investigation into IML’s Business Opportunity Consumer News FTC Launches Investigation into IML’s Business Opportunity Agency seeks documents from former instructor and salesperson.
CATrends: Deceptive Tactics Used to Market Subscriptions Consumer News CATrends: Deceptive Tactics Used to Market Subscriptions Lawsuits allege companies fail to make adequate disclosures.
TINA’s Take: INFORM Consumers Act Goes Into Effect Consumer News TINA’s Take: INFORM Consumers Act Goes Into Effect New law aims to provide more transparency to online transactions and to deter online shopping fraud.
Williams-Sonoma to Pay $3 Million for Violating Made in USA Order Consumer News Williams-Sonoma to Pay $3 Million for Violating Made in USA Order Record-setting settlement comes after TINA.org complaint.
CATrends: ‘Free-to-Play’ Virtual Casino Games Consumer News CATrends: ‘Free-to-Play’ Virtual Casino Games Games are free to download but not to play, lawsuits allege.
Colgate, Tom’s of Maine Need to Brush Up on What ‘Recyclable’ Means to Consumers Consumer News Colgate, Tom’s of Maine Need to Brush Up on What ‘Recyclable’ Means to Consumers TINA.org files greenwashing complaints against eco-friendly toothpaste brand.
CATrends: Deceptive Pricing Tactics Consumer News CATrends: Deceptive Pricing Tactics What consumers need to watch out for this holiday shopping season.
Court Orders Balance of Nature to Halt Supplement Sales Consumer News Court Orders Balance of Nature to Halt Supplement Sales “The public cannot have confidence that their products are what they purport to be,” says the FDA.