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Sometimes an ad misses the mark. And sometimes it launches itself off the mark, crash-lands into a firestorm of controversy, and gets yanked off the air faster than you can say “Who approved this?”. Let’s take a stroll down cringe lane with 17 ads that were just way too problematic to survive.

From sketchy health claims to full-blown public health nightmares, the FDA has had its hands full with companies and products that forgot the whole “safety” part of the equation. Here are 17 times the agency had to step in and say a very firm, “Absolutely not.”

Sometimes, they slowly fizzle out with subtle cues, passive fades, and polite excuses that gently close the door without slamming it.

If you’ve ever stood there wondering, “Can I microwave this?”—well, these 15 items are here to tell you: probably not.

These are the go-to lines people use when they absolutely cannot stand what’s happening, but still want to keep their jobs.

Some of these were sold with celebrity endorsements, while others featured late-night infomercials that promised magical results in few days.

Let’s take a nostalgic (slightly nauseating) walk down memory lane and revisit 13 lunchroom legends that would never fly in 2025.

Whether it was clever marketing, questionable science, or collective delusion, these so-called “healthy” foods were nothing but.

Nobody asked questions, nobody read labels. We just cracked open a can or twisted off a cap and hoped for the best.

We sprayed, soaked, and scrubbed with things that now sound like they belong in a toxic waste facility more than under the kitchen sink.