Commission Actions

How to respond when the voice on the other end of the telephone claims to be raising money for police, fire fighters, children, veteran or other deserving causes is a quandary many consumers find...

Petitions to reopen and modify an order: Following a public comment period, the FTC has approved the request from the following entity to reopen and modify an order. The Commission has voted to reopen...

Jacqueline Sabal, an infomercial promoter who claimed her "Sable Hair Farming System," could "...finally end baldness in the human race," has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that her...

Mechanical devices that miraculously treat the pain of arthritis, herbal remedies that ward off AIDS, mysterious elixirs that cure cancer -- these are among the incredible claims made on more than 1...

Asher Afriat, Abraham Afriat, Oren Afriat and Rachel Edery, doing business as American Labor Services and "ALS," have been banned from the marketing and sale of any career advisory goods or services...

In anticipation of America Recycles Day, November 15, the Federal Trade Commission has prepared two brochures -- one for consumers and one for businesses -- that explain some of the common recycling...

In remarks to be delivered this evening before the opening of the European Institute's Eighth Annual Transatlantic Seminar on Trade and Investment, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky...

Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in, or termination of, an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on...