Influencers Defy FTC Rules on Disclosure Despite Warnings Consumer News Influencers Defy FTC Rules on Disclosure Despite Warnings TINA.org finds 95 percent of social media influencers previously put on notice by the FTC breaking the law.
DSA Companies Health Claims Industries DSA Companies Health Claims TINA.org found that 97% of DSA-member companies selling supplements have used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims.
Mixed Signals from Cellphone Ads Consumer News Mixed Signals from Cellphone Ads Carriers facing challenges to advertisements.
Google Pixel 4a, 5, and 5a Cellphones Class Action Google Pixel 4a, 5, and 5a Cellphones Allegations: Advertising phones as capable of accessing 5G broadband networks when they were no longer able to access 5G networks after a software update
Cryo-Cell Cord Blood Banking Program Class Action Cryo-Cell Cord Blood Banking Program Allegations: Deceptively marketing that stored cord blood can treat at least 80 serious medical conditions
DrFuhrman.com Immunotect Ad Alert DrFuhrman.com Immunotect From the continuing chronicles of supplements making outrageous claims: DrFuhrman.com pitched its Immunotect dietary supplement with claims that it could attack “cancerous cells” and had “anti-cancer effects.” The Council for…
DOJ Orders doTerra Distributors to Pay $15,000 Each after TINA.org Complaint Consumer News DOJ Orders doTerra Distributors to Pay $15,000 Each after TINA.org Complaint Complaints against additional distributors who hosted COVID webinars may be forthcoming.
That Crazy Wrap Thing Ad Alert That Crazy Wrap Thing The Ultimate Body Applicator, also sometimes called by its alter ego, “That Crazy Wrap Thing,” has become quite the rage in the fitness world. You might have seen these being…
Probiotics: What You Need to Know Consumer News Probiotics: What You Need to Know Hype or miraculous cure-all?
Is Your Cellphone Spying on You? Consumer News Is Your Cellphone Spying on You? The mobile phone world was rocked in November 2011 when a systems administrator from Connecticut posted a 17-minute video on YouTube showcasing how a hidden program installed on millions of…
Winter Tonic Plus Ad Alert Winter Tonic Plus The seasons change but the FDA’s position on unapproved drug treatment claims does not.
How Amazon Promotes, Profits from Deceptively Marketed Brain Supplements Consumer News How Amazon Promotes, Profits from Deceptively Marketed Brain Supplements The largest retailer in the world isn’t just turning a blind eye to the deceptive marketing of these products.
Grimmway Products Class Action Grimmway Products Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that manufacturing processes benefit and restore the ecosystem
The Lure of the Before and After Consumer News The Lure of the Before and After The ubiquitous before and after shot is a staple of the industry, where even minor weight loss is exaggerated in the way that the photographs are presented. The before shots…