02 Jan, 2025 A Dazzling Decision: NAD Determines GuruNanda Must Discontinue Certain Teeth-Whitening Claims By Jordyn Milewski Last month, the National Advertising Division released a decision surrounding claims made by advertiser GuruNanda LLC for its oral care...
18 Dec, 2024 NAD Updates Filing Fees for 2025 By Jordyn Milewski NAD announced this week that, effective January 1, 2025, it is increasing its filing fees across the board (except for companies with an...
02 Dec, 2024 It's (Been?) Time: Your VCMDA Compliance Reminder! By Jordyn Milewski As 2024 winds down, advertisers are sure to be thinking about their “to-do” lists for 2025. On that list (if you have not checked it off...
13 Sep, 2024 FCC Imposes Millions in Fines on Sinclair for Children’s Programming Violations By Jordyn Milewski Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued fines totaling $3.33 million against Sinclair Broadcast Group and 18 other...
02 Sep, 2024 Coca-Cola Must Once Again Face "Sustainable" Lawsuit By Jordyn Milewski On Thursday, the D.C. Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit against Coca-Cola over allegedly deceptive environmental marketing claims. The...
06 Aug, 2024 FTC and FDA Send Cease & Desist Letters to Edible Companies Over Kid-Appealing Products (Again) By Jordyn Milewski Last month, the FTC and FDA once again issued joint cease and desist letters to companies that currently market edibles containing THC,...
11 Jul, 2024 FTC Bans Anonymous Messaging App from Offering App to Kids Under 18; Secures $5 Million Settlement By Jordyn Milewski The FTC announced yesterday that NGL Labs (the company behind anonymous messaging app, “NGL: ask me anything”) and two of its co-founders...
01 Jul, 2024 UN Secretary-General Urges Countries to Ban Fossil Fuel Advertising; Tells Ad Agencies to Drop Fossil Fuel Clients By Jordyn Milewski In a speech on World Environment Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for a ban on fossil fuel advertising, and called on...