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Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy

Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy

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

New England State Tries to Ban Bait and Switch

New England State Tries to Ban Bait and Switch

Fish Tale: What’s in your sushi?

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

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…

Yes, Mr. Wilson, Potato Chips are Fattening

Yes, Mr. Wilson, Potato Chips are Fattening

I love potato chips. The ruffled ones with a little onion dip – now that’s heaven. But though I love potato chips dearly, they only enter our house once a…

Maintenance Plans

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…

Fudge Covered Mint Creme Oreo Cookies

Fudge Covered Mint Creme Oreo Cookies

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing cookies as covered in fudge when the covering is missing ingredients essential to fudge and contains ingredients not found in fudge

Great Value Fudge Mint Cookies

Great Value Fudge Mint Cookies

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing ingredients in cookies

Timeline

Timeline

A brief history of deceptive advertising.

The Accidental Typo on Purpose

The Accidental Typo on Purpose

How deceptive MLMers try to evade regulators in the COVID era.

Clover Valley Fudge Mint Cookies

Clover Valley Fudge Mint Cookies

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in Fudge Mint Cookies

Young Living’s Unapproved Drug Treatment Claims, Part 5?

Young Living’s Unapproved Drug Treatment Claims, Part 5?

Latest FDA warning cements MLM’s status as a repeat offender.

Great Value Coffee Creamer

Great Value Coffee Creamer

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the product as coffee creamer

Mercedes Accused of Greenwashing with ‘Nature or Nothing’ Ads

Mercedes Accused of Greenwashing with ‘Nature or Nothing’ Ads

Automaker’s environmental record speaks for itself.

Dr. Squatch Men’s Natural Shampoo

Dr. Squatch Men’s Natural Shampoo

Allegations: Falsely and misleadingly marketing ingredients in shampoo

HSBC’s Environmental Claims

HSBC’s Environmental Claims

Future environmental ads must acknowledge bank’s role in climate crisis.

SIMPLY Granola Products

SIMPLY Granola Products

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as if the only ingredients are the ones shown on the front label

International Delight Coffee Creamers

International Delight Coffee Creamers

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as coffee creamer

‘Clean at Sephora’ Label

‘Clean at Sephora’ Label

Lawsuit alleges cosmetics marketed as ‘clean’ contain dirty ingredients.

Lomi

Lomi

TINA.org digs into company’s broad composting claims.

CATrends: Marketing Claims for Products Containing PFAS

CATrends: Marketing Claims for Products Containing PFAS

Class-action lawsuits target human and environmentally-friendly claims.