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.

Germbullet and Others Won’t Save You from the Flu

FDA cracks down on companies promoting flu aids that claim to combat the germs.

Goop Settles Over Vaginal Eggs Health Claims

Anna Werner, CBS News

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FDA Dietary Supplements Comment

TINA.org submitted a comment to the FDA regarding supplement marketers’ use of disease-treatment claims.

Walgreens Hydrogen Peroxide Solution

Allegations: Falsely marketing the product as a “treatment” for minor cuts and abrasions without scientific evidence to support such claims

CVS Health Hydrogen Peroxide

Allegations: Falsely marketing hydrogen peroxide as a treatment for minor cuts and abrasions

equate Hydrogen Peroxide

Allegations: Falsely marketing the product treats minor cuts and abrasions when scientific evidence shows it does not have such treatment capabilities

Meijer Hydrogen Peroxide

Allegations: Falsely marketing hydrogen peroxide as a treatment for minor cuts and abrasions when scientific evidence does not support such claims

Saffron USA

Unauthorized health claims come down in wake of FDA warning letter.

Garlique Healthy Blood Pressure Formula

Where’s the science?

Alka-Seltzer Hangover Relief

Hangover relief claims are disease-treatment claims requiring FDA approval.

Mefloquine Medications

Allegations: Marketing the medicines to the U.S. military as safe and effective treatments to prevent malaria without adequately warning of the serious neuropsychiatric side effects

NeuroBrocc

Unapproved and unsubstantiated claims abound in marketing of broccoli-based supplement.

FTC and State AGs Need to Take Their Relationship to the Next Level

TINA.org files comment concerning coordinated efforts to protect consumers.

Simple Spectrum

Counting up the issues with this purported autism supplement.

Talkiatry

Consumer complaints regarding alleged surprise charges are piling up.