July 31, 2001

• For Your Information: July 31, 2001
  FTC Charges Warner Music and Universal Music
  Companies Collaborated to Raise Prices for Three Tenors Albums; Warner Settles Charges, Universal to Face Administrative Trial
• For Release: July 31, 2001
  Natural Organics Settles FTC Charges That They Made Unsubstantiated ADHD Treatment Claims
  Natural Organics, Inc., based in Melville, New York, and its president, Gerald Kessler, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made unsubstantiated claims that their dietary supplement product -- Pedi-Active A.D.D -- would mitigate or effectively treat Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or its symptoms.

July 30, 2001

• Corrected For Release: July 30, 2001
  FTC Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Safeguards Rule
  The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment from businesses, professional associations, consumer groups and others on proposed security standards for customer financial information held by a broad range of traditional and non-traditional financial institutions.

July 27, 2001

• Media Advisory: July 27, 2001
  FTC to Host Public Conference on Gasoline and Refined Petroleum Products
  FTC to host public conference of gasoline and refined petroleum products.

• For Your Information: July 27, 2001
  Announced Action for July 27, 2001
  FTC received application for approval of proposed transaction from Unified Western Grocers, Inc.

July 25, 2001

• For Your Information: July 25, 2001
  Seller of Worthless Credit Card Loss "Protection"  Barred From Similar Fraudulent Sales
  Final Order a Result of FTC's "Protection Deception" Enforcement Sweep

July 24, 2001

• For Release: July 24, 2001
  Fake ID Seller Settles FTC Charges
  The operator of an Internet site that sold access to templates and software used to produce false identity documents, such as drivers licenses and birth certificates, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that his operation violated federal law.

July 20, 2001

• For Your Information: July20, 2001
  Announced Action(s) for July 20, 2001
  The FTC has authorized staff to file a modification to an order for permanent injunction in re: Creditmart Financial Strategies, Inc. (Creditmart).

• For Release: July 20, 2001
  Federal Trade Commission Testifies on Marketing of Violent Entertainment to Children
  Bureau of Consumer Protection Associate Director Lee Peeler presented Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

July 16, 2001

• For Your Information: July 16, 2001
  California Telemarketers Prohibited from Engaging or Assisting in Deceptive Acts in Connection with the Sale of Office Supplies, as Part of FTC Settlement
  Defendants Were Named as Part of "OPERATION COPY CON"

July 13, 2001

• For Your Information: July 13, 2001
  FTC Announces a Second Case Focusing on Safety Risks of Comfrey Products Promoted via Internet
  The Federal Trade Commission today is announcing a second case challenging the marketing and selling of unproven and dangerous comfrey products via the Web, as part of its ongoing and comprehensive "Operation Cure.All" initiative.

• For Your Information: July 13, 2001
  Announced Action(s) for July 13, 2001
  Approval of the extension in the following matter: Baxter International, Inc.; Aauthorization of staff to seek a court dismissal as to two defendants in the following matter: Gains International Marketing; release of an updated version of the consumer alert "Good, Better, Best: How to Improve Gas Mileage."

July 12, 2001

• For Your Information: July 12, 2001
  FTC to Hold Public Conference/Opportunity for Comment on U.S. Gasoline Industry in Early August
  Focus will be on Issues Concerning Prices of Refined Petroleum Products

• For Your Information: July 12, 2001
  FTC to Recover Almost $560,000 from Bogus Medical Billing Scheme Victimizing Consumers Hoping to Work from Home
  Promoters Banned for Life From Telemarketing

• For Your Information: July 12, 2001
  Federal Trade Commission Testifies on Rent-To-Own Industry in the United States
  Findings of Recent Survey by Commission's Bureau of Economics Presented

• For Release: July 12, 2001
  FTC Testifies on Joint Federal-State Enforcement Model Established by Telemarketing Act
  Today at a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, the Federal Trade Commission testified about the joint federal-state enforcement against fraudulent telemarketers

July 11, 2001

• For Release: July 11, 2001
  Television "Home Shopping" Retailer Settles FTC Charges That Advertising Claims Lacked Scientific Support; Will Offer Refunds
  ValueVision International, Inc., the third largest television "home shopping" network retailer in the United States, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it aired advertisements for a variety of weight loss, cellulite treatment, and anti-hair loss products with claims it could not substantiate.

July 10, 2001

• For Your Information: July 10, 2001
  California Telemarketers Banned from Selling Office Supplies as Part of FTC Settlement
  Defendants Were Named as Part of "OPERATION COPYCON"

July 6, 2001

• For Your Information: July 6, 2001
  Latest FTC Case in "Operation Cure.All" Focuses on Safety Risks of Comfrey Products Promoted Via Internet
  FDA Issues Simultaneous Letter to Industry Warning Against Marketing of Comfrey In Dietary Supplements

July 3, 2001

• For Your Information: July 3, 2001
  Announced Action(s) for July 3, 2001
  Application for for approval of non-affiliated Internet service providers (ISPs) and alternative cable broadband ISP service agreements: America Online Time Warner, Inc. (AOLTW, or the Respondent)

July 2, 2001

• For Your Information: July 2, 2001
  Netpliance Settles FTC Charges:
  Consumer Redress, Civil Penalties for a Series of Violations of Federal Laws