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Never Eat This Carb – FixYourBloodSugar.com

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Never Eat This Carb – FixYourBloodSugar.com

We wanted to know what foods we were never supposed to eat. So we clicked.

Why Cold-EEZE Can’t ‘Shorten Your Cold’

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Why Cold-EEZE Can’t ‘Shorten Your Cold’

Claim runs afoul of FDA statement regarding over-the-counter cough and cold remedies.

HairMax LaserComb: Magic Bullet for Baldness or Follicle Fallacy?

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HairMax LaserComb: Magic Bullet for Baldness or Follicle Fallacy?

How one company turned a clearance into a sales pitch.

Ebola-C Told to Drop Treatment Claims

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Ebola-C Told to Drop Treatment Claims

Feds send joint warning letter to marketers of dietary supplement over unapproved Ebola treatment claims.

The BluCetin Blues: ‘Modern Life’ Can Be So Hard

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The BluCetin Blues: ‘Modern Life’ Can Be So Hard

Question this self-proclaimed remedy for people whose “modern life” demands they have a good time.

Sparkling Ice Told Its Water Is Not that Bold

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Sparkling Ice Told Its Water Is Not that Bold

Self-regulatory body refers Talking Rain’s advertising claims to the FTC.

Mouthguards and Concussion Protection: Where’s the Science?

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Mouthguards and Concussion Protection: Where’s the Science?

FTC warns mouthguard retailers to review concussion protection claims made online.

A Toothache for Colgate

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A Toothache for Colgate

Colgate is in deep water with its teeth-whitening claims for Optic White products.

NoFlame E-Cigs Blows Smoke about Terms

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NoFlame E-Cigs Blows Smoke about Terms

How automatic enrollment into the e-cigarette’s continuity program is slipped under the radar.

What’s Wrong with Right Size Smoothies?

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What’s Wrong with Right Size Smoothies?

A company that sells weight-loss smoothie mixes seems to be hiding the real truth in the fine print.

HCG Platinum has to Drop Unsubstantiated Claims

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HCG Platinum has to Drop Unsubstantiated Claims

Utah-based companies promised major weight-loss without any scientific basis.

Metagenics

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Metagenics

The FDA has sent a warning letter to health supplement company Metagenics for selling “medical foods” in violation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Metagenics sold several foods and…

Hudson Valley Foie Gras

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Hudson Valley Foie Gras

Hudson Valley Foie Gras, the largest foie gras producer in the U.S., has agreed to remove the word “humane” from its advertising and website as a result of a lawsuit…

BPI Sports

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BPI Sports

BPI Sports, a supplement company, discontinued some of its advertising claims after the claims were challenged by the Council for Responsible Nutrition. The National Advertising Division (NAD) is the advertising…

Chobani Yogurt

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Chobani Yogurt

Chobani Yogurt has come under scrutiny from an activist group over its use of GMOs. Green America is criticizing the yogurt manufacturer for using dairy from GMO-fed cows while using…

Herbs of Light

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Herbs of Light

Herbs of Light advertised a number of its supplements with drug-like claims. The FDA was none too happy, and in June, it sent a warning letter to the company telling Herbs…

Altasource LLC DBA Metalabs LLC

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Altasource LLC DBA Metalabs LLC

The FDA has cited Altasource, LLC, for advertising therapeutic claims on their products “Respiratory Response,” “African Mango,” “Coffee Black Salve,” and “Meta-cell.” These products are supplements, not drugs, and thus cannot…

Entrenet Nutritionals, Inc.

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Entrenet Nutritionals, Inc.

According to a warning letter from the FDA, Entrenet Nutritionals is advertising four different nutritional supplements as drugs in violation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act because of the…

Slimdia Diet Supplements Recalled

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Slimdia Diet Supplements Recalled

P&J Trading is conducting a voluntary recall of Slimdia Revolution, a line of diet supplements. The supplements contain an ingredient called Sibutramine, which is an FDA-approved appetite suppressant to treat…

Ignore that “You’ve Won” Text

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Ignore that “You’ve Won” Text

The text may say you’ve won something, but what are you giving the messenger?

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Never Eat This Carb – FixYourBloodSugar.com

Why Cold-EEZE Can’t ‘Shorten Your Cold’

HairMax LaserComb: Magic Bullet for Baldness or Follicle Fallacy?

Ebola-C Told to Drop Treatment Claims

The BluCetin Blues: ‘Modern Life’ Can Be So Hard

Sparkling Ice Told Its Water Is Not that Bold

Mouthguards and Concussion Protection: Where’s the Science?

A Toothache for Colgate

NoFlame E-Cigs Blows Smoke about Terms

What’s Wrong with Right Size Smoothies?

HCG Platinum has to Drop Unsubstantiated Claims

Metagenics

Hudson Valley Foie Gras

BPI Sports

Chobani Yogurt

Herbs of Light

Altasource LLC DBA Metalabs LLC

Entrenet Nutritionals, Inc.

Slimdia Diet Supplements Recalled

Ignore that “You’ve Won” Text