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September 20, 2021: TINA.org files a complaint with the FTC regarding New Balance’s violations of the Made in USA Labeling
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TINA.org investigated New Balance’s use of Made in USA labeling and other marketing, and found that the company is violating
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TINA.org investigated FabKids, a TechStyle, Inc. (f/k/a Just Fabulous, Inc.) brand and found, among other things, that it deceptively enrolls
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August 30, 2021: TINA.org sends complaint letters to California District Attorneys and the Federal Trade Commission urging them to take
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September 24, 2021: TINA.org files a response to the parties amended settlement agreement. September 13, 2021: The parties file a First Amended
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In 2020, several class-action lawsuits were filed against Reckitt Benckiser (RB) for falsely advertising the brain supplement Neuriva as “clinically proven” to
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July 16, 2021: Determining that Mary Kay had removed many of the claims identified by TINA.org from publication, the DSSRC
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TINA.org investigated Mary Kay, a Texas-based multilevel marketing company that sells cosmetics and skincare products, and found that the company
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October 5, 2021: The FTC announces that it has given final approval to the proposed consent order. July 15, 2021: TINA.org
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In July 2021, TINA.org submitted a comment to the Federal Trade Commission, which was seeking public comment on a proposed
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June 30, 2021: TINA.org sends a letter to the FTC urging it to implement a penalty offense program targeting the direct selling industry.
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In an effort to efficiently and effectively address the pervasive problem of multilevel marketing companies using deceptive marketing to promote
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On April 27, 2021, TINA.org’s Executive Director Bonnie Patten testified before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data
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On February 4, 2021, TINA.org Executive Director Bonnie Patten testified before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the
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June 16, 2021: TINA.org files a complaint with the FTC against the Agora companies, finding that they are violating the
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TINA.org investigated the marketing used by the Stipulating Parties in FTC v. Agora Financial, LLC, et al. and found that
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April 2, 2021: TINA.org files a complaint with the state of Washington against LuLaRoe, finding that the company is violating
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In 2019, the state of Washington filed a lawsuit against the California-based clothing MLM LuLaRoe for its alleged operation of
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January 20, 2021: The DSSRC issues a decision finding that Primerica and its distributors were making inappropriate income claims to
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TINA.org investigated Primerica, Inc., a Georgia-based multilevel marketing company that sells term life insurance and various other financial service products,