California Paints

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products contain both paint and primer

FTC Files Suit to Halt Mortgage Relief Operation

Agency says scheme charged high fees but gave no real help.

BeActive Brace Loses Some Sciatica Treatment Claims

Marketers make alterations to website after reportedly meeting with FDA officials.

New U Life Health Claims

Natura Paint from Benjamin Moore

Allegations: Falsely marketing its Natura Paint as green, emission-free, and containing no volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Rust-Oleum and Zinsser Paint & Primer Products

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products containing both paint and primer cover surfaces in one coat without applying a separate primer

NourishLife speak (Lifetrients)

TINA.org investigated NourishLife (which later changed its name to Lifetrients) and found that it was deceptively advertising a potentially harmful supplement called SpeechNutrients speak by, among other things, claiming it…

Walgreens’ Infants’ Pain & Fever Acetaminophen

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing its infants’ product as specifically formulated for infants and different from its Children’s Pain & Fever Acetaminophen Oral Suspension when both medications contain the same amount and…

Were Gauguin’s Paintings Part of a Deceptive Marketing Ploy?

By the time Paul Gauguin left his wife and five kids to pursue a painting career in Tahiti, Polynesian women were not wandering around the island half naked.  In fact,…

LegXercise Pro

Device maker does not have the clinical proof to back up its clinically proven claims.

TINA.org Files Complaint over BeActive’s Deceptive FDA Marketing

And what it actually means to be FDA “cleared.”

Aspercreme

TINA.org investigates after doctor challenges pain reliever’s “clinically proven” labeling claim on Twitter.

MagniSole Magnetic Insoles

Unsubstantiated health claims aren’t the sole problem with these insoles.

Emu Product Claims Questioned by FDA

Emu Products and Management, Inc. claimed on its website that its products could treat health problems including acne, arthritis, and high cholesterol. According to a warning letter from the FDA,…

KT Tape

Pharmavite

TINA.org investigated Pharmavite brand Equelle and found that it is deceptively advertised as “clinically shown” to provide menopause relief and treat a variety of menopausal symptoms, including hot flashes, night…

Equelle

TINA.org found supplement deceptively marketed as able to alleviate the symptoms of menopause.

Glucosamine Settlement Offers Little Relief According to Ad Watchdog TINA.org

Supplement Deceptively Marketed to Consumers Nationwide MADISON, CONN., November 19, 2014 — Three of the nation’s largest retailers, Walmart, Supervalu, and Walgreens, are misleading consumers through the promotion and labeling…

Theraworx Muscle Cramp and Spasm Relief Foam

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as clinically proven to relieve pain and prevent cramps and spasms when none of the studies offered by the company support such claims

Earache Medicines

The FDA sent warning letters to four earache medication makers demanding that the companies stop marketing their products, which the FDA has determined to be prescription drugs, as over-the-counter medicine.…