Bob’s Stores Liquidation Sales Don’t Always Mean Savings

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Bob’s Stores Liquidation Sales Don’t Always Mean Savings

Christiane Cordero, NBC Connecticut

Rising caffeine levels spark calls for ban on energy drink sales to children

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Rising caffeine levels spark calls for ban on energy drink sales to children

Kailyn Rhone, Reuters

Court orders Balance of Nature to stop sales of supplements after FDA lawsuits

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Court orders Balance of Nature to stop sales of supplements after FDA lawsuits

Alexander Tin, CBS News

Verve energy drink turning college students into sales force

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Verve energy drink turning college students into sales force

Michelle Celarier, New York Post

Orlando boom company Jeunesse faces scrutiny over direct sales structure

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Orlando boom company Jeunesse faces scrutiny over direct sales structure

Paul Brinkmann, Orlando Sentinel

Multilevel marketing sellers are using coronavirus to push oil and vitamin sales on Facebook

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Multilevel marketing sellers are using coronavirus to push oil and vitamin sales on Facebook

Megan Graham, CNBC

Energy Drink Company Exposed by Ad Watchdog TINA.org Settles FTC Pyramid Case

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Energy Drink Company Exposed by Ad Watchdog TINA.org Settles FTC Pyramid Case

MADISON, CONN. December 16, 2016 – Vemma Nutrition, an Arizona-based multi-level marketing (MLM) company that the Federal Trade Commission labeled a pyramid scheme in a lawsuit filed last year, has…

Ad Watchdog TINA.org Blasts Lipozene’s Fat Burning Claims

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Ad Watchdog TINA.org Blasts Lipozene’s Fat Burning Claims

MADISON, CONN.  April 11, 2016 Lose weight without changing your lifestyle, according to ads for a popular diet supplement, Lipozene. No so fast says ad watchdog, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org). The consumer…

My Pillow agrees to $1 million in penalties to settle suit over marketing claims

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My Pillow agrees to $1 million in penalties to settle suit over marketing claims

Connie Thompson, Komo News

$5 jewelry and an MLM conference gone wrong

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$5 jewelry and an MLM conference gone wrong

Emily Stewart, Vox

Ghost Energy Drinks Deceptively Marketed to Kids

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Ghost Energy Drinks Deceptively Marketed to Kids

MADISON, CONN. December 12, 2022 – A new investigation by ad watchdog TINA.org and the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health has found that “lifestyle sports nutrition brand” Ghost…

Skechers lawsuit: How to get your piece of the $40-million payout

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Skechers lawsuit: How to get your piece of the $40-million payout

Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times

J&J Pays $2.2B Over Charges Of Improper Risperdal Marketing

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J&J Pays $2.2B Over Charges Of Improper Risperdal Marketing

Ed Silverman, Pharma Live

Don’t trust the list prices on Amazon, Consumer Watchdog says

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Don’t trust the list prices on Amazon, Consumer Watchdog says

David Pierson, Los Angeles Times

Las Vegas workers buy into direct selling

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Las Vegas workers buy into direct selling

Nicole Raz, Review Journal

Do MLMs Protect Their Online Sellers From Fraud?

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Do MLMs Protect Their Online Sellers From Fraud?

Stephie Grob Plante, Racked

He Promised a Dreamy Wedding Proposal. Fans Got a 5-Hour Sale.

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He Promised a Dreamy Wedding Proposal. Fans Got a 5-Hour Sale.

Tiffany May, New York Times

TINA.org Report: Over 100 LuLaRoe Distributors Have Filed for Bankruptcy

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TINA.org Report: Over 100 LuLaRoe Distributors Have Filed for Bankruptcy

MADISON, CONN. April 30, 2019 – LuLaRoe (LLR) distributors are more likely to end up bankrupt than to reach the highest tier in the company’s distributor ranks, according to a new…

Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigarettes

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Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigarettes

Impact on Health Not the Only Issue in Unregulated Industry MADISON, Conn., July 22, 2014 — Consumers curious about trying e-cigarettes are being swindled in droves by unscrupulous companies advertising…

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

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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…