05.24.18
Perdue Farms, Inc., plans to appeal a recent decision by the National Advertising Division (the NAD) recommending that the advertiser modify or discontinue ads touting organic farming methods used to raise chickens.
“Locally sourced” claims from a Florida restaurant chain triggered a complaint from the state’s attorney general, who alleged the defendant actually purchased its ingredients from a national food distributor.
To resolve allegations of Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) violations, a Chinese software and consumer electronics company agreed to pay the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office $100,000 and change its business practices.
Claims for a sound amplifier were too loud for the Federal Trade Commission, which settled charges of deceptive advertising in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act with the Florida-based entities that manufactured the product and the entities’ owner.
05.17.18
The National Advertising Division vacuumed up a dispute over cleaning claims in a challenge brought by Dyson Inc. against competitor SharkNinja LLC.
Potential violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the COPPA Rule triggered letters to two foreign companies from the Federal Trade Commission, cautioning that their apps and devices may run afoul of the statute.
A putative class action alleging that Dr. Pepper misled consumers into thinking its Canada Dry Ginger Ale contains real ginger will move forward after a federal court judge in Missouri denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss the suit.
The National Association of Cannabis Businesses (NACB) recently released a proposed advertising standard for public comment that would place a host of restrictions on ads for cannabis products.
05.10.18
Just three months after announcing it will no longer use touched-up images in its beauty ads, CVS Pharmacy released the first advertisements of its new campaign.
In the latest legislative proposal addressing consumer privacy, Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced a bill that would provide social media users with more control over their data.
