This Hotel Charges You to Put Drinks in the Fridge

Keeping your drinks cool will cost you at this Las Vegas hotel.

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…

Debunking Drug Claims in Dr. Bronner’s Coconut Oil

When a product doesn’t qualify as a drug, you can’t market it as such.

Try Again, TriVita: Wellness Drink Makers to Pay $3.5M

FTC reaches settlement over Cactus-based drink’s prickly claims.

Chicken of the Sea

Chicken of the Sea–nice to dolphins? Maybe not.

Pyramid Scheme? The 7 Definitive Questions to Ask

Know the answers to these questions to be sure that MLM isn’t a pyramid scheme.

Premier Care in Bathing

Company told to clean up advertising related to competitors and its own financing offer.

Public Storage

Where rats will watch your stuff?

Einstein Bros Fresh-Poured Orange Juice

Why Does that Burger Look Better in the Ad than in the Wrapper?

Why don’t these photos match?

The Cable Company: Offering Bundles of Joy or Bundles of Despair?

Hint: It’s not joy.

TINA.org’s Action on Glucosamine Settlement Helps Spur Revision

Final Agreement Bans Deceptive Claims Made by Walmart, Walgreens & Supervalu MADISON, CONN. March 25, 2015 — A federal judge has given final approval to a class-action settlement that permanently changes how…

Del Monte ’10 Grapefruit’ Claim is the Pits

Product labeling claims 64-ounce container has 10 grapefruit but our citrus test revealed only four would fit.

Not So Fast: Nutrisystem Weight-Loss Claims Called Into Question

Petition urges federal officials to investigate company while consumer complaints cite multiple issues.

Ads Hopscotching across Platforms

Consumers are gaining control over TV ads, but more are popping up in social media.

Traffic Authority

MLM touts big earnings for its affiliates but company income disclaimer tells a different story.

E-Cigarette Criteria

Health: Healthier than tobacco (also safer) Nicotine isn’t bad for you/is safe It’s only water vapor No toxins/carcinogens No second-hand smoke No negative side effects of e-cigarettes Cheaper: Cheaper than…

Smoking Out E-Cigarette Ad Claims

TINA.org review of more than 150 e-cigarette sites finds a wide variety of questionable claims.

Former FTC Economist Calls for Federal Pyramid Scheme Rule

FTC case-by-case prosecution of pyramid schemes not enough to deter them.

New Dawn Nutrition

FDA warns dietary supplement maker of numerous labeling issues.