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Mall Girl

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU, or the Children’s Advertising Review Unit, keeps tabs on advertising directed at children, and issues recommendations to advertisers when ads are deceptive or target…

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

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…

Silver Sword

The FDA is advising consumers to stay away from “Silver Sword,” a sexual-enhancement supplement sold in some retail stores and on websites, including Ebay and HardMenStore.com. (Don’t go to HardMenStore.com…

Flipping Formula

  “We’re giving you our flipping formula … for free,” claims this radio ad for Flipping Formula, as heard on Sirius XM. The ad also claims that you can make…

Platinum Funding

From the spam inbox: It’s easy to apply for a loan. It only takes a few minutes and your cash is deposited directly into your bank account. Something seems off…

365 Day Loan

As seen in our spam inbox. Something seems off about the claim that 365 Day Loan can hook you up with “$2500 for any purpose.” It seems particularly off when…

A Cruise to the Bahamas for 2!

From our cellphone: Because who doesn’t get random text messages giving them free trips to the Bahamas. Don’t reply to texts like these. Just delete them, because they are scams.

Hazel Peppergood Work-at-Home System

Hazel Peppergood advertises a work-at-home system with claims such as: “Get paid up to $1,872.00 Every Week, Like Me!” “You don’t need any experience and there is absolutely no training…

Vydox

As seen in a spam inbox: Vydox bills itself as “The Orange Pill Solution” and “World’s #1 Male Enhancement Solution,” claims that seem dubious. A visit to the Vydox website…

Lifestyle Lift

Lifestyle Lift, a cosmetic surgery company specializing in facelifts, recently settled with the Florida attorney general over the company’s ads. According to USA Today: The company’s agreement with the Florida…

Nest Programmable Thermostats

Nest Labs Inc. claimed in advertisements for its Nest Programmable Thermostat that “89% of other programmable thermostats are not programmed because they are so complicated that most consumers do not…

Arriva Medical

As heard on SiriusXM:   Arriva Medical promotes its “pain-free, talking meter.” Plus, if you “call now,” they’ll also ship you a “free” Betty Crocker diabetes cookbook. But “pain-free” doesn’t…

Winx Club Harmonix Dolls

Winx Club Harmonix Dolls appeared in an ad to move their heads on their own and stand up without human assistance. The Children’s Advertising Review Unit objected to the ad,…

Dove Deep Moisture Body Wash

Lisa Laser Products

An FDA investigation into Lisa Laser Products for its Sphinx Laser Systems, FlexGuard, and Revolix Lasers found that these products were misbranded because they were not properly reported as medical…

Ardounie Farms

An FDA investigation into Ardounie Farms found that a baby calf offered for sale for slaughter had traces of a new animal drug, Flunixin, in its kidney. The animal was…

Shatila Food Products, Inc.

Shatila Food Products, Inc. has received a warning letter from the FDA regarding the mislabeling of its Mediterranean Pastries. The company failed to label its products with all of the…

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer, sold by Gurwitch Products, advertised in print and on the web that it was • “The #1 selling Tinted Moisturizer.*” *Based on The NPD Group, Inc.…