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Ultimate Weight Loss Co.

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Ultimate Weight Loss Co.

Hidden ingredients pose serious health risks, FDA warns supplement maker.

Lipozene Fat Burning Claims Violate FTC Order

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Lipozene Fat Burning Claims Violate FTC Order

Get the skinny on TINA.org’s investigation of Lipozene.

Nature’s Science 100% Pure Garcinia Cambogia Weight-Loss Supplements

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Nature’s Science 100% Pure Garcinia Cambogia Weight-Loss Supplements

In November 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Wellnx Life Sciences for allegedly falsely advertising Nature’s Science 100% Pure Garcinia Cambogia dietary supplements. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the…

Supplements Containing Acacia Rigidula

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Supplements Containing Acacia Rigidula

Companies whose weight-loss supplements contain perennial shrub receive FDA warning letters.

The Skinny on Garcinia Cambogia

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The Skinny on Garcinia Cambogia

Garcinia Cambogia extract may not be such a great deal for weight loss.

The Danger of Loosely Regulated Supplements

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The Danger of Loosely Regulated Supplements

How we can protect ourselves from the $40-50 billion supplement industry amid a shrinking government?

FTC Slaps Weight Loss Marketers with First ROSCA Suit

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FTC Slaps Weight Loss Marketers with First ROSCA Suit

Consumer protection law passed by Congress four years ago is finally picking up steam.

Amazon.com’s Advertising of Weight-Loss Supplements Containing Sibutramine

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Amazon.com’s Advertising of Weight-Loss Supplements Containing Sibutramine

August 2016: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the District Court’s decision to dismiss the case and remanded the case for further proceedings. (Nicosia et al v. Amazon.com, Inc.,…

Akävar 20/50 Weight-Loss Dietary Supplement

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Akävar 20/50 Weight-Loss Dietary Supplement

October 2015: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. August 2015: An objector filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the approval of the settlement.…

Modere Exploiting Women’s Hormonal Health Issues for Financial Gain

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Modere Exploiting Women’s Hormonal Health Issues for Financial Gain

New supplement line targets women with deceptive and illegal health claims.

Methylsynephrine (Oxilofrine) Supplements

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Methylsynephrine (Oxilofrine) Supplements

FDA warning letters take aim at banned stimulant.

Pure Green Coffee

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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.…

Keto GT

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Keto GT

Keto diet pill scam hits home.

RiduZone

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RiduZone

Weight-loss supplement is sending mixed signals with its use of the FDA logo in a claim on its website that it is ‘FDA Acknowledged.’

What I Discovered When I Looked into Sarah’s Discovery

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What I Discovered When I Looked into Sarah’s Discovery

Just because a weight-loss product or program is all over Instagram doesn’t mean it should be trusted

Bio X4

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Bio X4

Unpalatable online ad raises questions about weight-loss supplement.

Cow Colostrum Supplements

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Cow Colostrum Supplements

What you need to know about what some are calling “liquid gold.”

NAD Refers Lipozene Advertising to the FTC

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NAD Refers Lipozene Advertising to the FTC

Agency to review dietary supplement’s weight-loss claims.

Plexus Worldwide

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Plexus Worldwide

TINA.org investigated Plexus Worldwide, an Arizona-based multilevel marketing company that sells nutritional supplements and weight-loss and personal care products, and found that the company has used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to…

Hydroxycut Dietary Supplements

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Hydroxycut Dietary Supplements

Summer 2017: A judge granted final approval of the settlement. May 2017: The plaintiffs filed an amended complaint alleging that Iovate falsely markets Hydroxycut brand weight-loss products as “[s]cientifically [r]esearched”…

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Ultimate Weight Loss Co.

Lipozene Fat Burning Claims Violate FTC Order

Nature’s Science 100% Pure Garcinia Cambogia Weight-Loss Supplements

Supplements Containing Acacia Rigidula

The Skinny on Garcinia Cambogia

The Danger of Loosely Regulated Supplements

FTC Slaps Weight Loss Marketers with First ROSCA Suit

Amazon.com’s Advertising of Weight-Loss Supplements Containing Sibutramine

Akävar 20/50 Weight-Loss Dietary Supplement

Modere Exploiting Women’s Hormonal Health Issues for Financial Gain

Methylsynephrine (Oxilofrine) Supplements

Pure Green Coffee

Keto GT

RiduZone

What I Discovered When I Looked into Sarah’s Discovery

Bio X4

Cow Colostrum Supplements

NAD Refers Lipozene Advertising to the FTC

Plexus Worldwide

Hydroxycut Dietary Supplements