Planters’ ‘Roasted’ Nuts Ad Alert Planters’ ‘Roasted’ Nuts Some of Planters’ roasted nuts contain oil, suggesting that the nuts are actually deep fried. Boom, roasted.
Kardashians Find New Ways to Skirt #Ad on Social Media Consumer News Kardashians Find New Ways to Skirt #Ad on Social Media From ambiguous hashtags to delaying disclosure, the family continues to spurn federal endorsement guidelines.
TINA.org Takes Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop-y Health Claims to Regulators Consumer News TINA.org Takes Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop-y Health Claims to Regulators TINA.org probe into Goop’s marketing reveals a plethora of illegal health claims.
FTC Reminder: Influencers Must Divulge Ads Consumer News FTC Reminder: Influencers Must Divulge Ads Action comes after consumer groups alert agency to more than 100 posts by celebs.
Amazon’s ‘Subscribe & Save’ Service Ad Alert Amazon’s ‘Subscribe & Save’ Service Watch out for those pre-checked boxes, people.
YumEarth Organics Pops Ad Alert YumEarth Organics Pops You may be very, very surprised to learn what’s missing in this company’s “very very cherry” pops.
Do Snickers Really Satisfy? Ad Alert Do Snickers Really Satisfy? From the “well, duh” department: Snickers, a candy bar, advertises itself as a snack that satisfies hunger in a series of ads that claim “you’re not you when you’re hungry.”…
Five Questionable Pot Ads Consumer News Five Questionable Pot Ads First comes the legalization, then comes the questionable ad claims.
Mall Girl Ad Alert Mall Girl The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU, or the Children’s Advertising Review Unit, keeps tabs on advertising directed at children, and issues recommendations to advertisers when ads are deceptive or target…
Where the Super Bowl Ads Really Are Consumer News Where the Super Bowl Ads Really Are Super Bowl commercials appear in places you might not think of.
Who’s Throwing Flags on Super Bowl Advertisers? Consumer News Who’s Throwing Flags on Super Bowl Advertisers? More than 70 percent of advertisers who announced they are running commercials in this year’s Super Bowl have been accused of false or deceptive advertising.
SlimFast’s ‘Clinically Proven’ Weight-Loss Claims Ad Alert SlimFast’s ‘Clinically Proven’ Weight-Loss Claims Recent inquiry takes aim at company’s “clinically proven” weight-loss claims, with a somewhat surprising result.
Catalina Crunch Cinnamon Toast Cereal Class Action Catalina Crunch Cinnamon Toast Cereal Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that cereals contain cinnamon