Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse 12 Grain Bread Ad Alert Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse 12 Grain Bread This bread from Pepperidge Farm is “12 Grain,” but it’s made mostly with refined white flour. Whole grain is not the same as 12 grain or multigrain, and consumers looking…
Are You Being Fooled by Sugar? Consumer News Are You Being Fooled by Sugar? Sugar wars: Who has the right to call an ingredient sugar?
Be Wary of Health Ads with Amazing Claims Consumer News Be Wary of Health Ads with Amazing Claims Consumers are reminded that dietary supplements are regulated differently from drugs, which are approved by the FDA.
A Fish by any Other Name Is a Problem Consumer News A Fish by any Other Name Is a Problem Study finds consumers are served mislabeled fish.
New England State Tries to Ban Bait and Switch Consumer News New England State Tries to Ban Bait and Switch Fish Tale: What’s in your sushi?
57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! Blog 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! I feel like the online version of the New York Times has me pegged. Or to say it another way, NYTimes’ cookies have tracked my online behavior such that its…
Look Alike Yellow Pages Ad Alert Look Alike Yellow Pages United Directories wants you to pay $300 to be listed in its version of the yellow pages. But this is not the traditional yellow pages that you’re used to getting…
What Does Made in the USA Really Mean? Consumer Basics What Does Made in the USA Really Mean? When does a product truly meet the requirements for a Made in USA label?
Pop-Ups and the Bimbo Bear Blog Pop-Ups and the Bimbo Bear I don’t like An advertisement that pops up in a new window when you’re browsing the internet. ads. They’re like someone interrupting you in the middle of a conversation –…
Internet Crime Complaint Center Consumer Basics Internet Crime Complaint Center The Internet Crime Complaint Center’s self-proclaimed mission is to “serve as a vehicle to receive, develop, and refer criminal complaints regarding the rapidly expanding arena of cyber crime.”
How to Buy a Lamborghini in 5 Easy Steps Consumer News How to Buy a Lamborghini in 5 Easy Steps Step 1: Deceptively lure consumers into giving you their credit card numbers for shipping and handling charges on “free” or “risk-free” offers for products ranging from teeth-whitening to A magical…
Just in time for July 4th, Walmart’s caught in an un-American lie Media Coverage Just in time for July 4th, Walmart’s caught in an un-American lie Lisa Fickenscher, New York Post
Truist Mailing Ad Alert Truist Mailing Be wary of mailings from banks where you do not have an account.
Dan Newlin: The Wolf of the Florida Turnpike? Blog Dan Newlin: The Wolf of the Florida Turnpike? Claims of large lawsuit winnings flood the highway.
Days Inn by Wyndham Gulfport (Not Pictured) Ad Alert Days Inn by Wyndham Gulfport (Not Pictured) Be wary of misleading photos on travel sites.
A Lullaby of Deception Blog A Lullaby of Deception For Mike Huckabee’s next trick, a supplement that is ‘clinically proven’ to help users fall asleep, stay asleep and wake up refreshed.
Is Anthony Anderson’s Candyverse NFT Project a Scam? Ad Alert Is Anthony Anderson’s Candyverse NFT Project a Scam? The impact of a celebrity endorsement.