October 31, 1997

• FOR RELEASE: October 31, 1997
  Defendants in FTC's "Project Jackpot" Enforcement Sweep Targeting Phony Prize Promotions Agree To Settle Charges
  Multinet Marketing, LLC, related companies and their principals, have agreed to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorneys General of Vermont, Texas and Wisconsin in July 1996 as part of "Project Jackpot," a major federal/state enforcement effort targeting firms that fraudulently offered purportedly valuable prizes to consumers to induce them to purchase products such as a vacation or a diamond and sapphire bracelet.
  
  
• For Your Information: October 31, 1997
  Announced Actions for October 31, 1997
  Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entity.

October 29, 1997

• FOR RELEASE: October 29, 1997
  FTC Chairman Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust Exemption in Proposed Tobacco Settlement
  The antitrust exemption contained in the proposed tobacco settlement is unacceptably broad, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky said today as he presented Commission testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust.
  
  
• FOR RELEASE: October 29, 1997
  Marketer of Dietary Suppliement Advertised through Spanish-Language Media Agrees to Settle FTC Charges of Unsubstantiated Benefits Claims for Product
  A Brooklyn, New York-based seller of a dietary supplement has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made unsubstantiated health benefits claims for "Alen," a powdered nutritional supplement comprised of wheat germ, wheat bran, soybean extract, and seaweed extract.
  
  
• FOR RELEASE: October 29, 1997
  El Comercializador de un Suplemento Dietetico que se Anuncia a Traves de los Medios de Comunicacion en Español esta Deacuerdo en Resolver las Acusanciones Presentadas por la Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (Comision Federal de Comercio) en Cuanto a las Afirmaciones no Corroboradas de los Beneficios que Proporciona el Producto
  El vendedor de un suplemento dietético de Brooklyn, Nueva York ha acordado resolver las acusaciones presentadas por la Federal Trade Commission (FTC) en cuanto a las afirmaciones no corroboradas de los beneficios para la salud que se le atribuyen al producto "Alen", un suplemento nutritivo en polvo hecho a base de germen de trigo, salvado de trigo, extracto de soya y extracto de algas marinas.
  
  
• FOR RELEASE: October 29, 1997
  FTC Extends Comment Period for Proposed New Method for Determining Cigarettes' Tar, Nicotine, and Carbon Monoxide Yields
  The Federal Trade Commission has extended until Jan. 20, 1998, the public comment period on proposed revisions to the method currently used to determine the tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide ratings of cigarettes.
  

October 24, 1997

• For Your Information: October 24, 1997
  Announced Actions for October 24, 1997
  Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following.

October 23, 1997

• FOR RELEASE: October 23, 1997
  Magazine, Prize Telemarketer Settles FTC Charges; Lifetime Ban on Magazine Sales and Prize Promotions
  The owner of a telemarketing company whose employees conned consumers by telling them they had won a valuable prize, and then convinced them to "redeem" their prize by sending money, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that his fraudulent practices violated federal laws.
  

October 20, 1997

• FOR RELEASE: October 20, 1997
  Chicago Finance Company Agrees To Pay $40,000 Civil Penalty to Settle Charges That it Violated Equal Credit Opportunity And Fair Credit Reporting Acts
  Bonlar Loan Co., Inc., a Chicago-based finance company that makes small loans to low income consumers who often have poor credit histories, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it systematically violated requirements of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and its implementing Regulation B and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when taking and processing consumer loan applications.
  

October 17, 1997

• For Your Information: October 17, 1997
  Announced Actions for October 17, 1997
  Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entities.
  

October 14, 1997

• FOR RELEASE: October 14, 1997
  Veronica Kayne Appointed Deputy Assistant Director of FTC's Competition Bureau
  William J. Baer, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition has appointed Veronica Kayne, Deputy Assistant Director of the Bureau's NonMerger II Division. NonMergers II is one of two divisions at the FTC that investigates and litigates anticompetitive conduct unrelated to mergers.
  
  
• FOR RELEASE: October 14, 1997
  Mandatory "Do Not Call" Lists for Direct Marketing Association Members Would Not Violate Antitrust Laws, FTC Staff Says
  The Direct Marketing Association's new policy of requiring its members to honor consumers' requests to be taken off mail and phone solicitation lists would not violate federal antitrust laws, staff of the Federal Trade Commission have informed the Association.
  

October 11, 1997

• MEDIA ADVISORY : October 11, 1997
  FTC Conference Explores How Government, Industry and Consumer Groups can Work Together to Provide Consumers the Information They Need to Evaluate Weight Loss Products and Programs
  The Federal Trade Commission, the American Society of Clinical Nutrition, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a public conference to examine issues arising from the increased prevalence of overweight persons in the United States and what consumers stand to gain and lose from various means of weight reduction.
  

October 8, 1997

• FOR RELEASE: October 8, 1997
  Valvoline Settles Charges
  Ashland, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that ads for the Valvoline Company's Teflon-containing TM8 Engine Treatment product were false and unsubstantiated. Valvoline is an unincorporated division of Ashland.
  

October 7, 1997

• FOR RELEASE: October 7, 1997
  FTC Launches Next Round in Battle To End Deceptive Automobile Lease Advertising
  Two major automobile manufacturers and five St. Louis, Missouri-area dealerships have signed agreements with the Federal Trade Commission to end alleged practices of omitting or burying key cost information in small and at times unreadable print in their lease advertisements.
  

October 6, 1997

• FOR RELEASE: October 6, 1997
  Florida-Based Defendants Settle FTC Charges Over Toy Display Rack Franchises
  Lake Park, Florida-based Carousel of Toys USA, Inc. is out of business and company director Kelie Brodzinski has agreed not to front for any fraudulent franchisor in the future, following resolution of Federal Trade Commission charges against them.
  

October 2, 1997

• FOR RELEASE: October 2, 1997
  Puerto Rican Physicians Agree To Settle FTC Charges that they Conspired To Fix Prices and Engaged in an Illegal Boycott Denying Healthcare to Residents of Puerto Rico
  The College of Physician-Surgeons of Puerto Rico ("College") and three physician groups have agreed to settle charges that they engaged in illegal conduct when they collectively demanded price-related changes under Puerto Rico's government managed care plan for the indigent.

October 1, 1997

• FOR RELEASE: October 1, 1997
  Sheila Anthony Begins Term at Federal Trade Commission
  Sheila Foster Anthony has been sworn in as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, and begins at the agency today.
  
  
• FOR RELEASE: October 1, 1997
  Federal, State Law Enforcers, 1,500 Private Sector Volunteers Launch "Project MailBox"
  More than 1,500 private sector volunteers have joined a coalition of federal, state and local law enforcers to target direct mail con artists who prey on senior citizens.
  
  
• FOR RELEASE: October 1, 1997
  Statement of Jodie Bernstein, Director Bureau of Consumer Protection Announcing "Project Mailbox"
  I'm pleased this morning, to be in this distinguished company, to announce "Project Mailbox," a federal/state, public/private initiative targeted at con artists who use mass mail to defraud consumers.