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Lawsuits: Glucosamine’s Promised Relief Mostly Marketing Hype

Consumers report adverse reactions.

Five Tricky Ad Trends to Watch for in 2015

Deciphering ads in the new year.

UK Cracking Down on E-Cig Ads

Several e-cigarette ads banned in Britain while U.S. ads remain unregulated.

Fines Reduced for E-Cigarette Companies that Misled Consumers

TINA.org wins appeal for release of consumer complaints against the companies.

Bear Naked Food Products

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Winning this $1000 Gift Card will Cost You Time, Money

This Walmart gift card offer has serious strings attached. Before you “claim now” know what it will take to actually get it.

What’s Wrong with Right Size Smoothies?

A company that sells weight-loss smoothie mixes seems to be hiding the real truth in the fine print.

Speech Supplement Maker Referred to FTC for Ad Claims

Competitor calls out supplement marketer on its claims.

Pure Green Coffee

UPDATE 11/15/16: A U.S. district court judge has ordered that Pure Green Coffee pitchman Nicholas Congleton pay $30 million after the FTC alleged that Congleton deceived consumers using false weight-loss claims.…

You Won’t Believe Her Transformation – Dermal Meds

We don’t believe it either. We saw this ad online advertising Dermal Meds, a line of anti-aging beauty products. But we also saw a number of problems with its marketing.…

Fortune Hi-Tech Operators Banned from MLMs

Kentucky company agrees to pay $7 million to settle pyramid scheme charges.

FDA: Consumers Beware of “Cures” for Autism

Agency clamps down on ad claims.

Lanham Act Gets A Makeover

It took more than 12 years of litigation between Lexmark International and Static Control Components over toner and toner cartridges for the U.S. Supreme Court to quote these profound words…

Fake It Until You Make It

Learn how to spot fake reviews.

Overstock.com Falsely Advertised Customer Savings

California court slaps company with millions in civil penalties.

FTC Slaps Sensa for Making Deceptive Weight-Loss Claims

Sprinkle, eat and lose weight is just unproven, says FTC.

70 Year Old Grandma Looks 40

This ad for Lumanelle Luma skin cream should set off a couple of bad ad warning lights: This picture appears elsewhere on the Internet, the unsourced Dr. Oz quote, and…

Wellness Support Network

Wellness Support Network sells dietary supplements, including a supplement for diabetes, on its website realfoodnutrients.com. Among other claims, Wellness Support Network says that the benefits of its diabetes supplement “Glucose…