The Doom that Came to Kickstarter Consumer News The Doom that Came to Kickstarter Crowdfunding board game project creator settles FTC charges he gamed backers in first agency action on site.
FTC Sues Weight-Loss Marketers for Blocking Bad Reviews Consumer News FTC Sues Weight-Loss Marketers for Blocking Bad Reviews Complaint also asserts that company pushes deceptive weight-loss claims.
TINA.org’s Made in USA Actions Consumer News TINA.org’s Made in USA Actions A review of TINA.org’s work uncovering (and putting an end to) deceptive made in the USA ad campaigns.
Oversight of Dubious Brain Supplement Products Under Scrutiny Consumer News Oversight of Dubious Brain Supplement Products Under Scrutiny U.S. Senators question FDA, retailers about supplements.
Weeding Out Juice Plus’ Illegal Health Claims Consumer News Weeding Out Juice Plus’ Illegal Health Claims Fruit and vegetable supplement MLM continues to violate the law.
B17 Ad Alert B17 How Amazon steers consumers toward unproven and potentially dangerous products containing a fake vitamin called B17.
CATrends: Baby Foods Containing Toxic Heavy Metals Consumer News CATrends: Baby Foods Containing Toxic Heavy Metals Surge in class-action lawsuits follows congressional report.
Decoding Cosmetics Claims: ‘Not Tested on Animals,’ ‘Cruelty Free’ Consumer News Decoding Cosmetics Claims: ‘Not Tested on Animals,’ ‘Cruelty Free’ TINA.org investigates what’s behind the cruelty-free logos on the labels of cosmetic products.
Health Experts Call for More Vigorous Dietary Supplement Oversight Consumer News Health Experts Call for More Vigorous Dietary Supplement Oversight Tainted products pose serious health risks.
Walmart Website Riddled with Deceptive Made in USA Claims Consumer News Walmart Website Riddled with Deceptive Made in USA Claims TINA.org investigation finds more than 100 USA labeling errors.
A Year after Signaling E-Cig Action, FDA Issues First Warning Letters Consumer News A Year after Signaling E-Cig Action, FDA Issues First Warning Letters Sites warned about misleading claims.
Nutrafol Needs to Shed Its Deceptive Hair Growth Claims Consumer News Nutrafol Needs to Shed Its Deceptive Hair Growth Claims Illegal claims that company’s products prevent hair loss also need to go.
TINA’s Take: Supplement Maker Sued for Alleged ‘Review Hijacking’ on Amazon Consumer News TINA’s Take: Supplement Maker Sued for Alleged ‘Review Hijacking’ on Amazon Company to pay $600,000 for allegedly manipulating product pages.
By the Numbers: Greenwashing Class-Action Lawsuits Consumer News By the Numbers: Greenwashing Class-Action Lawsuits TINA.org has tracked more than 150 lawsuits alleging greenwashing.
TRESemmé Keratin Smooth Shampoos Class Action TRESemmé Keratin Smooth Shampoos Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the benefits shampoos provide
What You Should Know about Market America Consumer News What You Should Know about Market America MLM takes down hundreds of deceptive income claims following TINA.org investigation.
Wet Ones Hand Wipes Class Action Wet Ones Hand Wipes Allegations: Falsely marketing that products “Kill[] 99.99% of Germs” and are hypoallergenic
Court Rules that Success by Health Was a Pyramid Scheme Blog Court Rules that Success by Health Was a Pyramid Scheme Court also finds that defendants made false and deceptive earnings claims.