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FDA & Dietary Supplements: By the Numbers

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FDA & Dietary Supplements: By the Numbers

Is the FDA doing enough to monitor the supplement industry?

Amazon Brain Supplements Database

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Amazon Brain Supplements Database

Between June 2019 and December 2019, TINA.org searched Amazon.com for “brain supplements” and collected more than 100 examples of search results and product pages in which the product had one…

How Amazon Promotes, Profits from Deceptively Marketed Brain Supplements

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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.

The FDA’s Supplement Problem

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The FDA’s Supplement Problem

Agency attempts to get a handle on $40 billion industry.

Short Memory Lands CVS Brain Supplement in Legal Trouble

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Short Memory Lands CVS Brain Supplement in Legal Trouble

TINA.org finds that the marketing of Algal-900 DHA violates FTC order.

Oversight of Dubious Brain Supplement Products Under Scrutiny

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Oversight of Dubious Brain Supplement Products Under Scrutiny

U.S. Senators question FDA, retailers about supplements.

Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed

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Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed

Truthinadvertising.org warns company it will take action.

TINA.org Pursues Complaints Against Kids’ Supplement

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TINA.org Pursues Complaints Against Kids’ Supplement

Truthinadvertising.org alerts federal and state regulators to deceptive marketing.

The Danger of Loosely Regulated Supplements

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The Danger of Loosely Regulated Supplements

How we can protect ourselves from the $40-50 billion supplement industry amid a shrinking government?

Children’s Supplement Maker Nourishlife Settles FTC Charges

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Children’s Supplement Maker Nourishlife Settles FTC Charges

Advertising of supplement was at center of TINA.org investigation.

Ad or Not? USA Today ‘Special Supplement’

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Ad or Not? USA Today ‘Special Supplement’

This may not be such an impartial review.

Tomo ‘Post-Alcohol Recovery’ Supplement

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Tomo ‘Post-Alcohol Recovery’ Supplement

TINA.org breaks down the legal issues of marketing a “hangover supplement.”

Speech Supplement Maker Referred to FTC for Ad Claims

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Speech Supplement Maker Referred to FTC for Ad Claims

Competitor calls out supplement marketer on its claims.

Company Outed for Deceptive Marketing of Children’s Supplement

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Company Outed for Deceptive Marketing of Children’s Supplement

A dietary supplement aimed at children with speech delays is being deceptively marketed by NourishLife, LLC, and may be hazardous to children’s health, according to findings by truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org). TINA.org,…

Thinking about Taking a Supplement for Brain Health? Not So Fast