Target’s ‘U.S.-Made’ Room Essentials Pillows Ad Alert Target’s ‘U.S.-Made’ Room Essentials Pillows FTC inquiry into retailer’s Made in the USA claims sparks changes to company’s overall packaging process.
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American Lifestyle Ad Alert American Lifestyle FDA says undeclared ingredients in sex pills available for purchase online pose serious health risks.
PrettyLittleThing Ad Alert PrettyLittleThing The truth about sales advertised as sitewide can be ugly.
Illegally Sold Diabetes Treatments Ad Alert Illegally Sold Diabetes Treatments The FDA in July sent letters to 15 domestic and foreign companies telling them that their sale of diabetes treatments was illegal. The products, which had not been evaluated by…
Southwest Airlines’ Wanna Get Away Fares Ad Alert Southwest Airlines’ Wanna Get Away Fares Depending on the airport, advertised fares may be out of reach.
Ebola-C Told to Drop Treatment Claims Ad Alert Ebola-C Told to Drop Treatment Claims Feds send joint warning letter to marketers of dietary supplement over unapproved Ebola treatment claims.
Roxy.com Ad Alert Roxy.com A reader submitted this tip concerning a Roxy.com promotion. Roxy apparently sent out an e-mail for a one-day 25% off sale, but the reader received it too late to use…
Best Buy Black Friday Ad Alert Best Buy Black Friday If an electronics store sends you an email advertising a $2200 television as being on-sale for $999, should you actually be able to buy the television at the $999 price?…
Hot Shot Bedbug Products Ad Alert Hot Shot Bedbug Products You’ve heard the phrase before: “Don’t Let The Bedbugs Bite.” But do products that make the promise to fight the creepy crawlers really get rid of them? Spectrum Brands Holdings,…
Algaberry Ad Alert Algaberry The FDA sent a warning letter to Algaen Corporation over the marketing of their dietary supplement Algaberry earlier this year. The FDA determined that Algaen was advertising Algaberry as an…
Mesothelioma Info Ad Alert Mesothelioma Info This e-mail claims to link to mesothelioma information, but in reality it does not provide any useful information at all. The site linked just contains a bunch of links that…
Ting Mobile Ad Alert Ting Mobile With the click of a button, a 90-day warranty shrinks to a 30-day warranty.
Maxam Nutraceutics Ad Alert Maxam Nutraceutics Maxam Nutraceutics, a dietary-supplement maker, advertised its PCA dietary supplement on TV and on the web as “the only product ever specifically developed to naturally help your body safely and…
Is Chiefnana Offering a Golden Opportunity? Ad Alert Is Chiefnana Offering a Golden Opportunity? For over a year, Chiefnana has been sending this e-mail trying to get recipients to invest in a supposed gold mining operation in Africa. Odds are that if you send…
Ardounie Farms Ad Alert Ardounie Farms An FDA investigation into Ardounie Farms found that a baby calf offered for sale for slaughter had traces of a new animal drug, Flunixin, in its kidney. The animal was…
Tylenol Ad Alert Tylenol A new in-depth report by ProPublica and This American Life is questioning Tylenol’s safety and labeling.