Court Orders Balance of Nature to Halt Supplement Sales Consumer News Court Orders Balance of Nature to Halt Supplement Sales “The public cannot have confidence that their products are what they purport to be,” says the FDA.
Emergen-C Raspberry Daily Immune Support Dietary Supplement Class Action Emergen-C Raspberry Daily Immune Support Dietary Supplement Allegations: Misleadingly marketing drink mixes using the phrase “Natural fruit flavor” and images of raspberries when they contain artificial flavoring ingredients
Elations Daily Joint Supplement Drink Class Action Elations Daily Joint Supplement Drink February 2016: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement. August 2015: A federal judge preliminarily approved a $1.35 million settlement of this lawsuit. According to the proposed settlement…
CVS Brands CVS TINA.org investigated the marketing used to promote life’sDHA™, a supplement sold by CVS Pharmacy under the name Algal-900 DHA, and found that the marketing deceptively implied the product could improve memory…
FDA Puts the Squeeze on Olive Juice Supplement Ad Alert FDA Puts the Squeeze on Olive Juice Supplement Letter warns CreAgri CEO to drop the unapproved drug claims or else face potential regulatory action.
Driven Sports Craze Supplement Class Action Driven Sports Craze Supplement A March 2012 class action representing California residents states that Driven Sports “makes representations regarding the efficacy, safety and legality of [Craze] which are false, misleading and deceptive.” At issue…
Medigap Supplement Health Insurance Policies Class Action Medigap Supplement Health Insurance Policies In August 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against AARP and UnitedHealth Group for allegedly artificially inflating the charges for Medigap supplemental health insurance policies (which offer extra coverage to…
Genius Caffeine Extended Release Caffeine Supplement Class Action Genius Caffeine Extended Release Caffeine Supplement Allegations: Falsely marketing that supplements provide “sustained energy” when a scientific study found no difference between extended-release caffeine pills and regular-release caffeine pills
Alpha BRAIN Dietary Supplement Class Action Alpha BRAIN Dietary Supplement Allegations: Falsely marketing that it has clinical support for claims that products improve memory, focus and mental processing speed
Pathogen Defense, Other APS BioGroup Supplements Ad Alert Pathogen Defense, Other APS BioGroup Supplements Products’ labeling comes under attack.
Comment at FDA Public Meeting on Dietary Supplements Blog Comment at FDA Public Meeting on Dietary Supplements Comment made by TINA.org executive director, Bonnie Patten at the FDA’s public meeting on Responsible Innovation in Dietary Supplements held on May 16, 2019. Thank you for the opportunity to…
The Menopause Deception Epidemic Consumer News The Menopause Deception Epidemic How the supplement industry is taking advantage of women and what TINA.org is doing to fight it.
CATrends: Fish Oil Supplements Marketed to Support Heart Health Consumer News CATrends: Fish Oil Supplements Marketed to Support Heart Health Lawsuits accuse companies of using deceptive claims to reel in consumers.
SeroVital-hgh Supplements Class Action SeroVital-hgh Supplements Allegations: Falsely advertising that products increase HGH levels and provide health and anti-aging benefits
Methylsynephrine (Oxilofrine) Supplements Ad Alert Methylsynephrine (Oxilofrine) Supplements FDA warning letters take aim at banned stimulant.
Are Drugs Masquerading in Your Supplements? Consumer News Are Drugs Masquerading in Your Supplements? New report finds that recalled supplements containing hidden drugs are still available for purchase online.
Top Store-Brand Herbal Supplements Missing the Herb Consumer News Top Store-Brand Herbal Supplements Missing the Herb State officials demand Walmart, Target, Walgreens and GNC stop selling the supplements.
Prevagen Brands Prevagen TINA.org investigated the marketing of Prevagen, a supplement aimed at people suffering from memory loss, and found that Quincy Bioscience — the marketer and manufacturer of Prevagen — deceptively claimed…
Balance of Nature Brands Balance of Nature TINA.org investigated Balance of Nature, Inc., a Utah-based dietary supplement company founded by Dr. Douglas Howard, and found that the company and its founder deceptively claimed that taking Balance of…
What You Should Know about USANA Consumer News What You Should Know about USANA Supplement MLM takes down dozens of deceptive claims following TINA.org investigation.