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Following National Advertising Division Challenge, Perfect Play Voluntarily Discontinues Earnings Claim for Solitaire Smash Mobile App Game

Jun 12, 2024 9:00 AM ET

New York, NY – June 12, 2024 – Following a challenge brought by BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division as part of its routine monitoring program, Perfect Play Ltd. voluntarily discontinued the claim that consumers can win significant amounts of money by playing its Solitaire Smash mobile app game. The National Advertising Division’s (NAD) monitoring […]

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National Advertising Division Recommends Telecom Business Solutions Modify its AI-Pro Advertising to Avoid Confusion with ChatGPT and OpenAI

Jun 11, 2024 9:00 AM ET

New York, NY – June 11, 2024 – BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division recommended, as part of its routine monitoring program, that Telecom Business Solutions, Inc. d/b/a AI-Pro.org, modify its AI-Pro advertising, which uses the terms “ChatGPT” and “GPT4,” to avoid confusion about the nature of AI-Pro’s products and services and its relationship with […]

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National Advertising Division Finds Certain Claims for Early Defense Dietary Supplement Supported; Recommends Others be Modified or Discontinued

Jun 6, 2024 9:00 AM ET

New York, NY – June 6, 2024 – In a challenge brought by MacuHealth LP, BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division determined that Vision Elements, Inc. substantiated shelf-life stability and safety claims for its Early Defense dietary supplement.   However, the National Advertising Division (NAD) recommended that other challenged claims be discontinued or modified. Vision […]

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Following National Advertising Division Challenge, Summus Medical Laser Voluntarily Discontinues Certain Claims

Jun 4, 2024 9:00 AM ET

New York, NY – June 4, 2024 – Following a BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division challenge brought by competitor Multi Radiance Medical, Summus Medical Laser voluntarily discontinued certain claims for its Medical Laser product. Multi Radiance Medical challenged claims that it argued were outside the indications allowed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]

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LexisNexis to Acquire Document Drafting Tech Provider Henchman

Jun 3, 2024 7:00 AM ET

Acquisition will combine Henchman’s Document Management System data enrichment with trusted LexisNexis drafting guidance content to deliver personalized generative AI experience NEW YORK, June 3, 2024 – LexisNexis Legal & Professional®, a leading global provider of information and analytics, today announced it has agreed to acquire Henchman, a legal tech company that enriches data from […]

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National Advertising Division Refers TWiiSH to the Federal Trade Commission for Review

May 30, 2024 9:00 AM ET

New York, NY – May 30, 2024 – BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division has referred TWiish advertising claims and influencer practices for their “Peachy Clean” and “Zit Ain’t Cute” products to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after the company failed to provide a substantive response to the National Advertising Division’s (NAD) inquiry. Twiish is […]

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Children’s Advertising Review Unit Finds YouTube Channel “Vlad and Niki” in Violation of its Advertising Guidelines; Recommends Disclosure Modifications

May 29, 2024 11:00 AM ET

New York, NY – May 29, 2024 – The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), a division of BBB National Programs, launched an investigation into the YouTube channel “Vlad and Niki,” owned by Content Media Group FZC, LLC (CMG). The investigation, prompted by CARU’s routine monitoring activities, seeks to determine if the channel’s video content and […]

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National Advertising Division Recommends Reckitt Benckiser Modify or Discontinue Certain Claims for Finish Powerball Ultimate Dishwasher Tablets

May 29, 2024 9:00 AM ET

New York, NY – May 29, 2024 – In a challenge brought by The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division recommended that Reckitt Benckiser LLC modify or discontinue certain claims for its Finish Powerball Ultimate Dishwasher Tablets. Finish Ultimate includes Reckitt’s patent-pending CycleSync technology that uses a delayed-release coating system […]

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Michelin Appoints New Senior Leader of North America

May 24, 2024 2:00 PM ET

19-year Michelin veteran Matthew Cabe appointed president and CEO of Michelin North America Cabe will be responsible for key customer-facing and business functions in U.S. and Canada Cabe succeeds Alexis Garcin who has served in the position since 2019 GREENVILLE, S.C., May 24, 2024 — Michelin has named Matthew Cabe as president and CEO of […]

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National Advertising Review Board Finds Glad ForceFlex MaxStrength Trash Bag “25% More Durable” Claims on Packaging Not Misleading

May 23, 2024 9:00 AM ET

New York, NY – May 23, 2024 – A panel of the National Advertising Review Board (NARB), the appellate advertising body of BBB National Programs, determined (one panelist dissenting) that The Glad Products Company’s “25% more durable” claim for Glad ForceFlex MaxStrength bags, as it appears on the packaging of 45- 34- and 20-bag sizes, […]

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