Recovery24

Another detox supplement is forced to answer for its misleading advertising.

Dinovite

The bottom line: check with your vet before starting your pet on any supplement.

V8 Splash

TINA.org Fact-Checks Joe Rogan’s Ads

Podcasting king has made some questionable product pitches in recent months.

B17

How Amazon steers consumers toward unproven and potentially dangerous products containing a fake vitamin called B17.

Hair Vitality

Supplement purporting to regrow hair may not be as effective as its highly touted ingredients.

Can an Energy Drink Claim to be Healthy?

Vemma markets Verve as a healthy choice. But is it?

Investigation by truthinadvertising.org Reveals Eight Things You Should Know About Vemma

MADISON, CT, July 10, 2013 — Vemma Nutrition Company promises it will “transform lives through ultra premium products and a generous compensation plan.” The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company, which touts that…

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Eyelashes

Do eyelash growth products work?

Happy Birthday Sliced Bread

Sliced bread is 85 and its history includes many health claims.

Nordic Hair Volume

Nordic makes the dietary supplement “Hair Volume” that, surprise, promises to increase your hair volume. Nordic had been advertising the supplement with claims that included the following: “Hair Volume is…

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)…

New Class-Action Alleges Vemma’s Clinical Studies ‘Worthless’

Lawsuit filed in federal court alleges company is in violation of a previous FTC order.

Exposing Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes

Here’s a list of some key cases.

The Weakness in CytoSport’s Muscle Milk

The bodybuilding supplement has been the target of an FDA warning letter and a class-action lawsuit.

Five Companies that Fail the Name Game

What’s in a name? Sometimes not what you expect.

Germbullet and Others Won’t Save You from the Flu

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

Children’s Supplement Maker Nourishlife Settles FTC Charges

Advertising of supplement was at center of TINA.org investigation.

5-Hour Energy Drinks

Are Homeopathic Drugs Misleading Consumers?

FDA revisits a decades-old policy that essentially allows homeopathic drugs to go unchecked into the marketplace.