Tag Archives: Ad Claims
Chiropractor cited over advertisement
Chiropractor cited over advertisement By Seth Slabaugh The Indiana attorney general’s office has filed a complaint accusing a chiropractor of misleading advertising. Robert Kovacs paid for an ad in the Hartford City News-Times headlined, “Hurt by the other Chiropractor?” “By his …
StarKist doesn’t point out it pays AHA for logo on label
StarKist doesn’t point out it pays AHA for logo on label By Lisa Fickenscher A consumer watchdog is weighing a probe into StarKist Tuna and its relationship with the American Heart Association, concerned that the pair have been misleading consumers …
Study: Just 25% of Instagram influencers are compliant with FTC rules
Study: Just 25% of Instagram influencers are compliant with FTC rules By Robert Williams While 71.5% of Instagram influencers attempted to disclose their relationships with sponsors, only 25% did so in a way that complies with guidelines from the U.S. Federal …
FDA investigates reports of hair loss and burns from Monat hair care
FDA investigates reports of hair loss and burns from Monat hair care By Jennifer Kastner The Food and Drug Administration is responding to a Team 10 investigation launched after San Diego women complained about Monat Global hair care. Dana Sohovich talked …
Lawsuit targets Trader Joe’s for ‘deceptive’ imagery on cage-free eggs
Lawsuit targets Trader Joe’s for ‘deceptive’ imagery on cage-free eggs By Margarita Raycheva The latest complaint comes from the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), which on March 15 filed a lawsuit, claiming that the Monrovia, Calif.-based grocer Trader Joe’s is trying …
Snuggie customers receive $7.2M in refunds thanks to FTC settlement
Snuggie customers receive $7.2M in refunds thanks to FTC settlement By Kelly McCarthy The Snuggie has raked in millions, but now the company behind famous “as seen on TV” fleece blanket is being forced to pay its customers $7.2 million …
Marijuana Marketing: The Do’s and Don’ts of Cannabis Advertising in California
Marijuana Marketing: The Do’s and Don’ts of Cannabis Advertising in California By Ian A. Stewart & Nicole A. Aaronson The new cannabis market is bringing with it the traditional competitive pressures on businesses to establish brands they hope will dominate the expanding …
Avoid These Gaffes in Your Advertising
Avoid These Gaffes in Your Advertising By Randy Hutchinson Lesley Fair, an attorney with the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, wrote an article for a BBB publication describing five key advertising principles companies should keep in mind. They are summarized …
FTC’s Aggressive Enforcement of “Made in USA” Claims
FTC’s Aggressive Enforcement of “Made in USA” Claims By Jeffrey A Greenbaum (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein Selz) and Dorian Thomas (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein Selz) The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has continued to aggressively prosecute advertisers for making “Made in USA” claims that the FTC …
Lawyers’ ads, like those from Frank Azar, promising big payoffs present dilemma for consumers
Lawyers’ ads, like those from Frank Azar, promising big payoffs present dilemma for consumers By: Lance Benzel and Ellie Mulder Nearly 40 years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down bans on commercial speech by attorneys – paving the way for today’s …
