Heart-Healthy Certification: The Price is the Right Consumer News 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.
DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up Consumer News DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up The ‘King of Snapchat’ scales back promotion of alcohol following TINA.org investigation.
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Bonnie Patten Team Bonnie Patten Bonnie, executive director of TINA.org, is an attorney and mother of three. Her commitment to educating the public about deceptive marketing stems from her belief that education is the only…
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UNBS CBD Gummies Ad Alert UNBS CBD Gummies Spam email leads to a fake endorsement from Dr. Oz, among other celebrities.
What You Should Know about USANA Consumer News What You Should Know about USANA Supplement MLM takes down dozens of deceptive claims following TINA.org investigation.
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Q Sciences Ad Alert Q Sciences Hemp MLM deceptively markets “side-gig” that can “replace your full-time income completely.”
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The Coldest Water Bottle Ad Alert The Coldest Water Bottle The Coldest Water is in hot water over its influencer marketing posts.
How Causewashing Deceives Consumers Consumer Basics How Causewashing Deceives Consumers For decades, brands have been supporting causes — or rather pretending to support causes — to boost sales.
Dr. Richard Gerhauser Ad Alert Dr. Richard Gerhauser Doctor pitches bogus health treatments in violation of federal order.
Elite Metal Tools: ‘Free Shipping on ALL Orders’ Ad Alert Elite Metal Tools: ‘Free Shipping on ALL Orders’ “Free Shipping on ALL Orders” turns out only to be good on around 90 percent of orders.
TINA’s Take: UK Bans Influencer Ads that Applied ‘Misleading’ Beauty Filters Consumer News TINA’s Take: UK Bans Influencer Ads that Applied ‘Misleading’ Beauty Filters Instagram stories used filters that ASA said misleadingly exaggerated results tanning products could achieve.
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