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The Scoop on Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow’s Wellness Empire

What you should know about the pseudoscience at the center of the brand.

Audible

Listen up to these important terms regarding the audiobook company’s membership program.

Hotwire

Consumer says advertised hotel rate went up after clicking “book now.”

Vemma Reaches $238 Million Settlement with FTC

Company agrees to a ban on pyramid scheme practices to settle charges.

Don’t Make a Meal of these Turkey Day Marketing Ploys

Consumers have a bone to pick with these claims.

MyPillow Gets a $1 Million Wake-Up Call

California consumer protection officials reach agreement with company to put health claims to bed.

This Gift Basket’s Got Some Shadowy Service Charges

1-800-Flowers.com and its basket of pricing problems.

631-343-3867

There’s a new phone scam in town.

Things You Should Know about E-Cigarettes

Surgeon General calls e-cigarettes a health risk for youngsters; advocates call for tougher marketing restrictions.

Sens.: Schools Forcing Arbitration Shouldn’t Get Federal Funds

Senators single out for-profit institutions in letter to the Department of Education.

iPhone Trade-in

Fine print discloses numerous conditions tied to new iPhone promotion.

MyPillow Pledges to Put Unsubstantiated Health Claims to Rest

TINA.org calls out cure-all pillow marketing.

Best Buy’s Epson Ink Cartridges

Reader says printer ink cartridge description led him astray.

O2PUR Free E-Cigarette Starter Kit

Déjà vu? TINA.org files complaint with Utah Attornery General regarding “free” and other claims.

What You Should Know about the FTC’s Action against Vemma

Having combed through the 200-plus pages that the FTC filed against Vemma Nutrition Company, Vemma International Holdings, Inc., Benson K. (B.K.) Boreyko, Tom Alkazin and his wife Bethany (defendants) in…

Savers

Lawsuit alleges that donations to thrift shops do not amount to as much help for local charities as advertised.

Midland National Life Insurance

Are Homeopathic Drugs Misleading Consumers?

FDA revisits a decades-old policy that essentially allows homeopathic drugs to go unchecked into the marketplace.

The Verizon ‘Edge’ of Deception

When a promise of big savings goes up in a puff of smoke.