2017 Collection

Blissoma

The FDA is far from blissed-out about this skin care company’s health claims.

Exuviance

Skin care company’s before-and-after pictures face scrutiny.

StemGenex

Intellux

Webpage pitching so-called smart pill raises several red flags.

SomaBiotix

Different name, same not-so-free “free” trial and illegal health claims.

Green Supreme

Going overboard on barley.

Five Ad Trends to Red Flag in 2016

New fads, new ads.

Companies that Get Coal in their 2015 Holiday Stocking

Deceptive advertising allegations spell naughty list for these companies.

Foster Poultry Farms Chickens

HairMax LaserComb: Magic Bullet for Baldness or Follicle Fallacy?

How one company turned a clearance into a sales pitch.

Amber Teething Necklaces more Harm than Good?

Are the advertised benefits worth the potential safety hazards to your teething baby? Probably not.

Physician Naturals

A TINA.org reader passed along a link to a site she thought was suspicious, physiciannaturals.com. The website has a variety of supplements that claim all sorts of health benefits. According…

Cancer Care: What Advertisements Are Not Saying

Study questions emotional appeals.

What You Should Know about Diet Teas

By diet they mean cleansing and by cleansing they mean pooping.

Probiotics: What You Need to Know

Hype or miraculous cure-all?

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Skin Lightening Cream

Skin lightening creams — also called fade creams, brightening creams, skin-tone correctors, or bleaching creams — are designed to reduce skin discoloration or hyperpigmentation caused by sun exposure, age, disease,…

Earache Medicines

The FDA sent warning letters to four earache medication makers demanding that the companies stop marketing their products, which the FDA has determined to be prescription drugs, as over-the-counter medicine.…

Lumina Health Products

The FDA has issued a warning letter to Lumina Health Products for selling several of its supplements with misleading advertising and unfounded treatment claims. The products under scrutiny are CELLFOOD, CELLFOOD…

ASA Rules on Homeopathy Ads

The ASA has ordered the Society of Homeopaths to discontinue misleading advertising.