What You Should Know about the FTC’s Action against Vemma

Having combed through the 200-plus pages that the FTC filed against Vemma Nutrition Company, Vemma International Holdings, Inc., Benson K. (B.K.) Boreyko, Tom Alkazin and his wife Bethany (defendants) in…

H&R Block More Zero

File both your federal and states taxes online for free? Try again.

Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers

Marketers are attempting to put a positive spin on the negative option.

Who’s Allowed to Play Games with the Stock Market?

The misleading advertising of democratizing finance.

Jolie Filtered Showerhead

Get the dirt on this company’s “risk-free” trial.

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Eyelash Serums

Common ingredient raises potential health risks not always clearly disclosed in the marketing.

Hair Vitality

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

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Amla Legend Rejuvenating Ritual Relaxer

What You Need to Know about Metals.com

All that glitters is definitely not gold at this California-based precious metals seller.

Court Rules that Success by Health Was a Pyramid Scheme

Court also finds that defendants made false and deceptive earnings claims.

CelMD Hair and Skincare Products

Allegations: Falsely advertising the benefits of hair loss solutions and anti-aging skincare products

Rewards Points on the Gap Credit Cards

Allegations: Failing to disclose that the companies wipe out the rewards points customers accumulate on credit cards in certain situations, such as when credit cards are replaced due to loss…

Maximum Strength Selsun Blue

Allegations: Falsely marketing the shampoo as an “Antidandruff” treatment that “Helps Prevent and Eliminate Itchy Scalp & Visible Flakes” when the product contains ingredients that cause scalp irritation, hair loss,…

OGX Shampoos and Conditioners

Allegations: Falsely representing that products smooth, nourish, soften, repair and revive hair without disclosing that ingredients in the products cause significant hair loss and irritate the scalp

Reader Poll: Settlements Should Provide Cash

Coupons are not the preferred choice in false ad class actions.

LuLa-NO: Clothing MLM Violating Court Order

TINA.org alerts Washington AG’s office to deceptive income claims and more.

Arbonne

TINA.org investigated Arbonne, a California-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it has deceptively promoted products with unsubstantiated health claims and has used atypical income claims to market its business…

Balance of Nature

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that supplements treat various health conditions, contain “100% whole fruits and vegetables,” and provide the “[n]utritional equivalent of over 5 servings” of fruits and vegetables

TINA’s Take: Up Close with some Goopy Health Claims

In whose health? We sum up some suspect claims at the In Goop Health inaugural wellness summit.