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Are These Claims Due for an Oil Change?

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Are These Claims Due for an Oil Change?

Be wary of these five alleged cooked-up cooking oil claims.

Olive Oil from Italy? Beer from Germany? Think Again.

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Olive Oil from Italy? Beer from Germany? Think Again.

Where in the world are these products really from?

Are Italy’s Virgins Deceiving Us?

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Are Italy’s Virgins Deceiving Us?

U.S olive oil producers claim foreign competitors are engaged in deceptive marketing tactics and mislabeling their products.

What You Should Know about HempWorx

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What You Should Know about HempWorx

Pot MLM blows smoke when it comes to health and income claims and the purported legality of its CBD oil.

FTC Brain Claims Cases Since 1995

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FTC Brain Claims Cases Since 1995

Since 1995, the FTC has brought nearly 70 actions over deceptive brain claims.

DOJ Orders doTerra Distributors to Pay $15,000 Each after TINA.org Complaint

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DOJ Orders doTerra Distributors to Pay $15,000 Each after TINA.org Complaint

Complaints against additional distributors who hosted COVID webinars may be forthcoming.

Don’t Get Bugged Out by Insect Repellent Claims

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Don’t Get Bugged Out by Insect Repellent Claims

Here’s what you need to know about active ingredients in insect repellents.

CATrends: What the Fudge?

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CATrends: What the Fudge?

Lawsuits allege brownie brands and others lack the essential dairy ingredients to call their products fudge.

Where’s the Fruit?

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Where’s the Fruit?

It is not entirely unreasonable to expect “Blueberry Pomegranate” cereal to contain blueberries and pomegranate, fruits high in antioxidants that are all the rage now. But don’t tell that to…

LifeVantage Faces Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit

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LifeVantage Faces Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit

“False dreams of wealth” are touted in an attempt to make up for products that are “snake oil,” complaint alleges.

FDA Tackles CBD

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FDA Tackles CBD

FDA to consider legal pathways for cannabis-derived compound.

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Nail Polish

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Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Nail Polish

Nail polishes claim to do all sorts of things, but what do these claims really mean?

TINA’s Take: Up Close with some Goopy Health Claims

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TINA’s Take: Up Close with some Goopy Health Claims

In whose health? We sum up some suspect claims at the In Goop Health inaugural wellness summit.

Young Living Lawsuit Claims It’s a ‘Cult-Like’ Pyramid Scheme

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Young Living Lawsuit Claims It’s a ‘Cult-Like’ Pyramid Scheme

Lawsuit alleges essential oil MLM is a pyramid scheme, among other things.

UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims

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UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims

Civil penalties follow a 2022 TINA.org investigation and complaint to the FTC.

DoTerra Distributors’ Drug Claims Violate the Law

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DoTerra Distributors’ Drug Claims Violate the Law

TINA.org inquiry into essential oils MLM digs up more than 140 examples of unsubstantiated health claims.

A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams

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A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams

A master list of known and alleged scams.

Maintenance Plans

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Maintenance Plans

Maintenance plans – also commonly referred to as “service plans” – are sold by car dealerships at the time of purchase (leases include a scheduled maintenance plan) and are sometimes…

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

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Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

The polio vaccine, penicillin, open-heart surgery, magnetic resonance imaging, chemotherapy, Zoloft, LASIK, statins, heck, even Viagra have all contributed to the advancement of modern medicine. We’ve come a long way…

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Are These Claims Due for an Oil Change?

Olive Oil from Italy? Beer from Germany? Think Again.

Are Italy’s Virgins Deceiving Us?

What You Should Know about HempWorx

FTC Brain Claims Cases Since 1995

DOJ Orders doTerra Distributors to Pay $15,000 Each after TINA.org Complaint

Don’t Get Bugged Out by Insect Repellent Claims

CATrends: What the Fudge?

Where’s the Fruit?

LifeVantage Faces Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit

FDA Tackles CBD

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Nail Polish

TINA’s Take: Up Close with some Goopy Health Claims

Young Living Lawsuit Claims It’s a ‘Cult-Like’ Pyramid Scheme

UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims

DoTerra Distributors’ Drug Claims Violate the Law

A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams

Maintenance Plans

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

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