News Releases

Oct. 28, 2003
FTC Testifies on the Marketing of Dietary Supplements [TEXT]

Sept. 2, 2003
Consumers Continue to Get a Raw Deal from Raw Health [TEXT]

June 19, 2003
No Silver Lining for Marketers of Bogus Supplement; Federal Agencies Crack Down on Health Fraud [TEXT]

June 12, 2003
FTC Alleges Maryland Companies Lack Support for Claims That Heartbar Is Effective Against Cardiovascular Diseases [TEXT]

June 2, 2003
Marketers of Q-Ray Ionized Bracelet Charged by FTC [TEXT]

May 27, 2003
A. Glenn Braswell’s Dietary Supplement Enterprise Targeted [TEXT]

Feb. 20, 2003
FTC, Canada, and Mexico Officials Crack Down on Foreign Companies That Offer Bogus Cancer Treatment [TEXT]

Jan. 27, 2003
Swiss Company Charged by FTC with Making Unsubstantiated Health Claims [TEXT]

Jan. 22, 2003
Developer of Purported Breast Enhancement Product Settles FTC Charges [TEXT]

Dec. 26, 2002
Marketers of Purported "Breast Enhancement" System Settle FTC Charges [TEXT]

Dec. 18, 2002
FTC and FDA Coordinate for New Consumer Health Information Initiative [TEXT]

Nov. 5, 2002
Eye Doctor That Purportedly Conducted Tests to Support The Efficacy of a Product to Treat Snoring Settles FTC Charges [TEXT]

Oct. 28, 2002
Bogus Cancer Cure Guru Settles FTC Charges [TEXT]

July 24, 2002
Company Touting Unproven Cancer Treatment Agrees to Settle FTC Charges [TEXT]

November 7, 2001
Aggressive Law Enforcement, Consumer and Business Education Will Characterize FTC Efforts [TEXT]

September 10, 2001
FTC'S Beales Testifies on Campaign to Combat Health Fraud and the Elderly [TEXT]

July 13, 2001
FTC Announces a Second Case Focusing on Safety Risks of Comfrey Products Promoted via Internet [TEXT]

July 6, 2001
Latest FTC Case in "Operation Cure.All" Focuses on Safety Risks of Comfrey Products Promoted Via Internet [TEXT]

June 14, 2001
"Operation Cure.All" Wages New Battle in Ongoing War Against Internet Health Fraud [TEXT]

June 29, 2000
"Operation Cure.all" Nets Shark Cartilage Promoters: Two Companies Charged with Making False And Unsubstantiated Claims for Their Shark Cartilage And Skin Cream as Cancer Treatments [TEXT]

April 5, 2000
FTC Hits Internet Health Fraud in Continuation of Operation Cure.All: [TEXT]

Dec. 9, 1999
"Operation Cure.all" Targets Internet Health Fraud [TEXT]

November 10, 1998
Remedies Targeted in International Health Claim Surf Day [TEXT]

November 5, 1997
North American Health Claim Surf Day Targets Internet Ads [TEXT]