Arnold Palmer Lite Iced Tea and Lemonade Beverages Class Action Arnold Palmer Lite Iced Tea and Lemonade Beverages Allegations: Marketing beverages as “lite” when sugar is the second most predominant ingredient
Arnold Palmer Half & Half and Green Tea Fruit Snacks Class Action Arnold Palmer Half & Half and Green Tea Fruit Snacks Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products are “made with real fruit” when they don’t contain any fruit
Twinings of London Teas Class Action Twinings of London Teas Allegations: Falsely marketing products as if they are from England when they are produced in Poland
Arizona Arnold Palmer Lite Half & Half Ice Tea Lemonade Class Action Arizona Arnold Palmer Lite Half & Half Ice Tea Lemonade Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Lite” when sugar is the second most predominant ingredient and they are not low in calories
Great Value Peach Tea Drink Enhancer Class Action Great Value Peach Tea Drink Enhancer Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products using the phrase “Natural Flavor With Other Natural Flavors”
EzriCare Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops Class Action EzriCare Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops Allegations: Failing to disclose that products were contaminated with a harmful bacteria
Snapple Juices, Teas, and Elements Class Action Snapple Juices, Teas, and Elements Allegations: Falsely marketing products as natural
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What Social Media Can Teach Us about Consumer Protection Blog What Social Media Can Teach Us about Consumer Protection Arm consumers with X-ray vision to protect them from scams circulating on Facebook.
Internet Giants Team Up to Fight Deceptive Web Ads Consumer News Internet Giants Team Up to Fight Deceptive Web Ads Google, Facebook, Twitter, and AOL launch TrustInAds.org.
Boba Guys Teas Class Action Boba Guys Teas Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as high quality and free of artificial ingredients
Stream Energy/Ignite Brands Stream Energy/Ignite TINA.org investigated Stream Energy, a Texas-based multilevel marketing company that resold electricity and gas to customers, as well as wireless phone and personal protective services, and found that the company…
Plaintiffs Awarded $2.3 Million for Bigelow Made in USA Claim Steeped in Deception Consumer News Plaintiffs Awarded $2.3 Million for Bigelow Made in USA Claim Steeped in Deception The statement, “Manufactured in the USA 100%,” had appeared on product packaging.
Multilevel Marketing: The Day Job that Doesn’t Pay Consumer News Multilevel Marketing: The Day Job that Doesn’t Pay More than 97 percent of DSA member companies use or have used misleading income claims.
Flat Tummy’s Outrageous Marketing Tactics Need to Stop Blog Flat Tummy’s Outrageous Marketing Tactics Need to Stop “Detox” tea company’s influencer-driven marketing claims fall flat.
The Danger of Loosely Regulated Supplements Blog The Danger of Loosely Regulated Supplements How we can protect ourselves from the $40-50 billion supplement industry amid a shrinking government?
Exposure without Disclosure: Cashing In with the Kardashians Consumer News Exposure without Disclosure: Cashing In with the Kardashians TINA.org takes famous family’s deceptive social media endorsements to the FTC.
Celebrities Promoting NFTs Industries Celebrities Promoting NFTs TINA.org investigated celebrities who promote non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on their social media channels and found that it is an area rife with deception.