Commissioner and Commission Staff Public Statements and Letters
March 6, 2013
March 5, 2013
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Jeffrey S. Edelstein, Esq., Counsel for Energizer Personal Care, Concerning Advertising Representations made by Energizer Personal Care for its Schick Hydro Razor.
December 13, 2012
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Peter C. Marinello, Esq., Director, Electronic Retailing Self-Regulatory Program, Concerning Broadcast and Online Advertising for Venus Mother of Pearl Powder Cream
July 10, 2012
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Peter C. Marinello, Director, Electronic Retailing Self-Regulatory Program, Concerning Online Advertising for K9 TheraLight Products
April 17, 2012
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Wayne Keeley, Director, Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU), Concerning the website www.seewinter.com, operated by the Clearwater Aquarium
March 8, 2012
- Letter From All the Commissioners To the Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Expressing Concerns About A Possible Plan To Relocate the Commission Out of Its Historic Headquarters Building
February 15, 2012
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Henry M. Rubenstein, Counsel for Any, Inc., d/b/a Ketomist.com, Concerning the Advertisement of Ketomist hCG Weight-Loss Products
January 20, 2012
- Federal Trade Commission and State of Minnesota v. Lundbeck, Inc.
- Statement of Chairman Leibowitz, Commissioner Ramirez, and Commissioner Brill
- Statement of Commissioner Rosch
December 16, 2011
- Commission Letter to Dr. Stephen D. Crocker and Rod Beckstrom, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Concerning ICANN’s Plan to Increase Available Generic Top-Level Domains
November 28, 2011
- Staff Letter to Robert Babik, Director, Environment, Energy & Safety Policy, General Motors Company, concerning GM's use of the EPA fuel economy label in lieu of the FTC ATV label for dual-fueled vehicles
November 17, 2011
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Courtland L. Reichman, Esq., Counsel for Merial LLC, Concerning Certain Advertising Representations Regarding Frontline Plus
October 13, 2011
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices to John Cochrane, General Counsel, Razor USA LLC, Concerning the Advertisement of its eSpark Scooter
October 3, 2011
- Commission Letter to the Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Mark Pryor, and Patrick J. Toomey, United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Requesting Repeal of the Sunset Provision of the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006
- Commission Letter to the Honorable Fred Upton, Henry Waxman, Mary Bono Mack, and G.K. Butterfield, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Requesting Repeal of the Sunset Provision of the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006
September 20, 2011
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Charles D. Ossola, Counsel to Haribo of America, Inc., Concerning the Advertisement of Gold-Bears Gummy Candy
September 14, 2011
- Letter From Bureau of Consumer Protection Director David Vladeck To Michael St. Patrick Baxter and Yaron Dori Advocating the Protection of Personal Customer Information Held By Borders Group (Currently In Bankruptcy)
April 28, 2011
- Letter From Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, To Tom Hughes, Counsel To Hewlett-Packard Company, Concerning Decision Not to Take Additional Action With Respect To Representations Made By Hewlett-Packard Regarding Its Printer Ink Cartridges
March 11, 2011
- Letter From David C. Vladeck, Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection, To Elizabeth Warren, Special Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury, Regarding New Standards For Consumer Debt Collection Arbitration Recently Released by the American Arbitration Association
February 16, 2011
- Letter From All the Commissioners To the Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee In Response To Legislative Action
By the Committee To Transfer the Historic FTC Building to the National Gallery of Art
November 17, 2010
- Warning Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Shana J. Black, General Counsel, United Brands Company, concerning potentially illegal marketing of caffeinated alcohol products
- Warning Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Andrew J. Strenio, Jr., Esq., counsel for Phusion Products LLC concerning potentially illegal marketing of caffeinated alcohol products
- Warning Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Tim Baggs of Charge Beverages Corporation concerning potentially illegal marketing of caffeinated alcohol products
- Warning Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Rhonda Kallman representing New Century Brewing Company concerning potentially illegal marketing of caffeinated alcohol products
August 19, 2010
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Amanda Schwoerke, Litigation Counsel, PETA Foundation, Concerning Decision Not to Take Formal Action On PETA's Complaint Against Scotts Company LLC for Its Advertising of Scotts' Ortho Home Defense MAX Kill & Contain Mouse Trap
July 27, 2010
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Thomas P. Jirgal, Esq., Counsel for Comcast Corporation, Determining Not to Recommend An Enforcement Action Concerning the Fiber-Optic Content of Comcast’s Consumer Broadband Network
July 1, 2010
- Letter from David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection to Peter Larson and Martin Shmagin Regarding the Use, Sale, or Transfer of Personal Information Obtained From XY Magazine and XY.com During Its Bankruptcy Proceeding
June 3, 2010
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Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection to Michelle Jun, Esq., Counsel for Consumers Union Regarding Consumer Union’s Petition for Rulemaking and Other Agency Actions Relating to Retail Gift Cards
December 23, 2009
- Statement of Bureau of Competition Director Richard Feinstein on the FTC’s Closure of Its Investigation of Consummated Hospital Merger in Temple, Texas
December 10, 2009
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection to Eric Klinker, CEO, BitTorrent, Inc Regarding Inadvertent Sharing Protection Working Group Voluntary Best Practices Compliance
November 13, 2009
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection to Christine H. Miller, Esq., Counsel for The Coca-Cola Company Regarding Powerade Zero Referral from the National Advertising Division
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection to Andrea C. Levine, Vice President, Director, National Advertising Division, Council of Better Business Bureaus Regarding the Resolution of the Powerade Zero Referral (July 2009)
October 30, 2009
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection to Jim Kott, President of Abacast, Inc. Regarding Inadvertent Sharing Protection Working Group Voluntary Best Practices Compliance
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection to President and Chief Executive Officer of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, Randall Rothenberg, Setting the Record Straight on the FTC's Testimonial and Endorsements Guide
October 26, 2009
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection to Rick Buonincontri, CEO of Solid State Network Regarding Inadvertent Sharing Protection Working Group Voluntary Best Practices Compliance
October 1, 2009
- Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection to Gilles BianRosa, CEO of Vuze, Inc. Regarding Inadvertent Sharing Protection Working Group Voluntary Best Practices Compliance
September 3, 2009
- Letter From Bureau of Consumer Protection Director David C. Vladeck to Jane Horvath, Google Inc. Concerning the Google Books Project (September 2, 2009)
- Statement of Chairman Leibowitz
- Statement of Commissioner Harbour
- Letter From Jane Horvath, Google Inc., to Bureau of Consumer Protection Director David C. Vladeck (August 31, 2009)
August 5, 2009
- Staff Letter to Robert Levitan, CEO of Pando Networks, Inc. Concerning Inadvertent Sharing Protection Working Group Voluntary Best Practices Compliance
July 21, 2009
- Staff Letter To Stephane Herry, CEO, GigaTribe, Expressing Concerns About GigaTribe Software Application (Version 2.52) Compliance With Voluntary Best Practices -- Created by the Distributed Computing Industry Association -- To Minimize the Inadvertent Sharing of Sensitive Files Over Peer-To-Peer Networks
June 9, 2009
- In the Matter of Endocare, Inc. and Galil Medical, Ltd. File No. 0910026
May 26, 2009
- Letter From Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz to Nydia M. Velazquez, Chairwoman, Committee on Small Business, United States House of Representatives, Regarding the Application of the Commission Red Flags Rule to Small Businesses and Health Professionals
April 13, 2009
- Staff Letter to Christi J. Braun regarding TriState Health Partners, Inc.’s Proposal to Jointly Contract with Health Plans and Other Payers on a Fee-for-Service Basis on Behalf of its Members to Provide Services to Plan Beneficiaries
- Incoming Request for Advisory Opinion Filed by Christi Braun regarding TriState Health Partners, Inc. [Public Record Version]
March 11, 2009
- Bureau of Consumer Protection (Division of Privacy and Identity Protection) Issues Letter To the American Medical Association Concerning Applicability of the "Red Flags" Rule to Health Care Providers
- Letter From the American Medical Association Concerning Applicability of the "Red Flags" Rule to Health Care Providers
February 20, 2009
- Staff Letter to the NAD Regarding the NAD Referral of Advertising Claims for ProCede
February 4, 2009
- Bureau of Consumer Protection Issues Letter To the American Medical Association Concerning Applicability of the "Red Flags" Rule to Health Care Providers
- Letter From the American Medical Association Concerning Applicability of the "Red Flags" Rule to Health Care Providers
August 22, 2008
- Commission Letter Denying Petition Requesting Initiation of A Trade Regulation Rule Proceeding Concerning Qualified Intermediaries Filed By the Federation of Exchange Accommodators
- News Release
July 29, 2008
- Staff Letter to the NAD Regarding NAD’s Referral of Pure Pharmaceuticals’ Advertising of Sunpill
January 8, 2008
- Staff Opinion Letter Responding To Complaint From Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood -- Concerning the Advertising and Promotion of PG-13-Rated
Movies To Children
December 6, 2007
- Staff Opinion Letter Responding To Complaint From Computer & Communications Industry Association Regarding Alleged Misrepresentations of Consumer Fair Use and Related Rights by Certain Copyright-Holding Corporations
October 9, 2007
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Commission Advisory Opinion Issued To ACA International Concluding That A Debt Collector Informing A Consumer Who Has Disputed A Debt That Its Collection Efforts Have Ceased Would Not Violate the FDCPA.
September 21, 2007
August 21, 2007
May 29, 2007
May 8, 2007
- Commission Letter Granting Petition of United Auto Group, Inc. and smart USA Distributor LLC, For Stay of Application of the Franchise Rule
- Commission Letter Granting Petition of ZX Automobile Company of North America, Inc.,
For Stay of Application of the Franchise Rule
December 20, 2006
- Staff Opinion Letter Concluding That A Sony Electronics Inc. Proposal -- To Resell As New Returned Consumer Electronics Products That Have Never Been Turned On, and That Satisfy Certain Other Conditions -- Would Be Lawful Under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
- Sony Electronics Inc. Request
December 7, 2006
- Staff Opinion Letter To Commercial Alert Concluding -- With Respect To A Type of Amplified Word of Mouth Marketing --
That The Staff Will Determine On A Case-By-Case Basis Whether Law Enforcement Action Is Appropriate.
- Commercial Alert Request
August 19, 2005
- Staff Opinion Letter to North Mississippi Health Services Regarding the Purchase of Drugs and Their Transfer or Sale At Cost to the Good Samaritan Clinic
- News Release
March 15, 2005
- Staff Opinion Letter to Council for Responsible Nutrition Regarding ConsumerLab.com, LLC and its Product Review and Voluntary Certification Programs for Testing Dietary Supplements and Similar Consumer Products [PDF 80KB]
March 14, 2005
- Comment on Virginia House Bils 2518 and 160 and Virginia Senate Bil 272 [PDF 890KB]
- News Release
March 8, 2005
- Staff Opinion Letter to the DMA Regarding Email Messages Containing Content From Multiple Advertisers When One of the Advertisers Has the Recipient's Affirmative Consent [PDF 337KB]
February 10, 2005
- Staff Opinion Letter To Commercial Alert Applying Commission Policy To Determine On A Case-By-Case Basis Whether Particular Advertising Formats Such As Product Placements Are Deceptive [PDF 705KB]
- Commercial Alert Request [PDF 446KB]
November 24, 2004
- Letter to EPIC regarding Amazon's Kid's Review Form.
June 17, 2004
May 6, 2004
