Judge approves Final Vitaminwater Settlement Despite Objections Consumer News Judge approves Final Vitaminwater Settlement Despite Objections Settlement scorecard: Lawyers, a cool million; consumers, nothing.
Proposed Vitaminwater Settlement Leaves Sour Aftertaste Consumer News Proposed Vitaminwater Settlement Leaves Sour Aftertaste TINA.org files a friend of the court brief opposing proposed settlement.
CSPI gets go-ahead for class action against Vitaminwater Consumer News CSPI gets go-ahead for class action against Vitaminwater A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit concerning misleading health claims made by vitaminwater can proceed as a class action. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)…
IV Therapies and COVID-19: The Drip, Drip, Drip of Deceptive Claims Consumer News IV Therapies and COVID-19: The Drip, Drip, Drip of Deceptive Claims TINA.org finds dozens of clinics deceptively promoting IV therapies as a way to prevent and treat the coronavirus.
Where’s the Fruit? Consumer News Where’s the Fruit? It is not entirely unreasonable to expect “Blueberry Pomegranate” cereal to contain blueberries and pomegranate, fruits high in antioxidants that are all the rage now. But don’t tell that to…
TINA.org Pursues Complaints Against Kids’ Supplement Consumer News TINA.org Pursues Complaints Against Kids’ Supplement Truthinadvertising.org alerts federal and state regulators to deceptive marketing.
FTC Brain Claims Cases Since 1995 Consumer News FTC Brain Claims Cases Since 1995 Since 1995, the FTC has brought nearly 70 actions over deceptive brain claims.
7Up Agrees to Stop Making Antioxidant Claims Consumer News 7Up Agrees to Stop Making Antioxidant Claims Company agrees to stop adding vitamins to drinks.
Five Companies that Fail the Name Game Consumer News Five Companies that Fail the Name Game What’s in a name? Sometimes not what you expect.
Energy Drink Companies Under Legal Attack Consumer News Energy Drink Companies Under Legal Attack What you should know about some of the industry’s top brands, including Red Bull and 5-Hour Energy.
Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed Consumer News Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed Truthinadvertising.org warns company it will take action.
Shining a Light on Sunscreen Labels Consumer News Shining a Light on Sunscreen Labels Sunscreen claims can be confusing. Here’s what you need to know.
Prevagen’s Fishy Memory Claims Under Fire by Federal Regulators Consumer News Prevagen’s Fishy Memory Claims Under Fire by Federal Regulators Five things you should know about the FTC, New York lawsuit against Prevagen.
Five Brand Names to Beware of this April Fools’ Day Consumer News Five Brand Names to Beware of this April Fools’ Day Oh, the irony behind these five brand names.
By the Numbers: Federal Crackdown on Dietary Supplements Consumer News By the Numbers: Federal Crackdown on Dietary Supplements Regulators send united message about deceptively marketed supplements.
Advertisers Made Us Think We Needed These Products Consumer News Advertisers Made Us Think We Needed These Products But do they really make us healthier?
UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims Consumer News UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims Civil penalties follow a 2022 TINA.org investigation and complaint to the FTC.
What’s Behind Your Halloween Haul? Consumer News What’s Behind Your Halloween Haul? What you should know about some of the candy in your trick-or-treat bag.
What You Should Know about Youngevity Consumer News What You Should Know about Youngevity TINA.org investigation finds inappropriate health and income claims.