Ryan’s Videos and Target Audience

Health Clinic’s Baseball Ad Strikes Out with Mouse Print Disclaimer

Though it makes for a fun guessing game.

Gold Necklaces from Sears

Kourtney Kardashian’s ‘Microneedling’ Session with Dr. Jason Diamond

Instagram story had not one, but two issues regarding disclosure.

PowerBlock Urethane Series Dumbbells

Target Misses the Mark with Made in USA Claims

TINA.org probe finds widespread examples of false and deceptive “Made in the USA” product representations.

T-Mobile’s #UnlimitedBaseball Has Innings Limit

Data speeds for certain “unlimited” customers can slow to a crawl.

Vemma Reaches Settlement Agreement in FTC Pyramid Case

Company struggled under court-mandated customer-focused business structure.

Wayfair

Online retailer faced recent federal scrutiny regarding Made in the USA advertising.

TINA.org Warns Federal Agency about its False USA-Made Claims

Uncle Sam gets made in the USA claims wrong.

Carnivore Club Groupon

Same amount of meat can be purchased for less on company’s own website.

The Lowdown on Low T

Is Big Pharma marketing a drug to help aging men with low sex drives or really selling a made-up disease?

Unfair Herbalife Settlement Leaves Distributors Out in Cold

Objections filed to settlement that gives most distributors $20 or less, while lawyers get $5.25 million and the company continues business as usual.

Physician Naturals

A TINA.org reader passed along a link to a site she thought was suspicious, physiciannaturals.com. The website has a variety of supplements that claim all sorts of health benefits. According…

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Skin Lightening Cream

Skin lightening creams — also called fade creams, brightening creams, skin-tone correctors, or bleaching creams — are designed to reduce skin discoloration or hyperpigmentation caused by sun exposure, age, disease,…

Popeye Says Eat Your Spinach

Something amazing happened at our dinner table.  My daughter got into a fight with her brother (that’s not the amazing part) about who could eat the last of the –…

Don’t Get Bugged Out by Insect Repellent Claims

Here’s what you need to know about active ingredients in insect repellents.

A Fish by any Other Name Is a Problem

Study finds consumers are served mislabeled fish.

7-Eleven’s Recyclable Claims

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as recyclable when they are made of plastics that are not recyclable in many municipal recycling facilities

Lomi

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