What You Should Know about Plexus Consumer News What You Should Know about Plexus TINA.org investigation of the pink drink company finds inappropriate health and income claims.
Booty Max Ad Alert Booty Max “Two easy payments of $19.95” proves elusive for TINA.org reader’s boyfriend.
What You Should Know about Youngevity Consumer News What You Should Know about Youngevity TINA.org investigation finds inappropriate health and income claims.
FDA Warns Companies about Dangers of Stimulants in Supplements Consumer News FDA Warns Companies about Dangers of Stimulants in Supplements Eight products found to have BMPEA and 17 products contain DMBA, both amphetamine-like stimulants.
FDA to Citrus Fit Gold: Better Shape Up Ad Alert FDA to Citrus Fit Gold: Better Shape Up The FDA’s message to the makers of the dietary supplement is simple: Shape up or ship out.
Lose 11 LBS Fast! Ad Alert Lose 11 LBS Fast! We’ve seen this ad across the web, and it set off our suspic-o-meters: Clicking on the ad takes you to a website that poses as a health news site, but…
Strawberry Balance Ad Alert Strawberry Balance The FDA is advising consumers to avoid “Strawberry Balance,” a product sold for weight-loss that was found to contain hidden drug ingredients. According to the FDA, FDA laboratory analysis confirmed…
Meizi Evolution Ad Alert Meizi Evolution The FDA is advising consumers to avoid “Meizi Evolution,” a product sold for weight-loss that was found to contain a hidden drug ingredient. According to the FDA, FDA laboratory analysis…
Fat Zero Ad Alert Fat Zero The FDA is telling consumers to stay away from Fat Zero, a supplement sold for weight loss that contains hidden drug ingredients sibutramine and phenolphthalein. Sibutramine was removed from the…
Masking Ads as News Consumer News Masking Ads as News The FTC has shut down multiple fake news sites.
Newsflash: News Sites Endorsing Diet Products May be Fake Consumer News Newsflash: News Sites Endorsing Diet Products May be Fake Move over before-and-after shots. Advertisers are now creating what appear to be legitimate news sites to shill bogus diet products. Claiming that weight loss supplements (A magical fruit that is…
The Lure of the Before and After Consumer News The Lure of the Before and After The ubiquitous before and after shot is a staple of the industry, where even minor weight loss is exaggerated in the way that the photographs are presented. The before shots…
Optavia Premier Class Action Optavia Premier Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions for weight-loss products and services
Touted but Toothless: The Problem with Some Tech Platforms’ Policies Consumer News Touted but Toothless: The Problem with Some Tech Platforms’ Policies Prohibited content slips through the cracks.
Dr. Stephanie’s Carb & Sugar Blocker Class Action Dr. Stephanie’s Carb & Sugar Blocker Allegations: Falsely marketing that products cause and sustain weight loss by disrupting the digestion of certain foods without having scientific support for such claims