The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Com mission has made final a consent agreement with...

The Federal Trade Commission said today it has taken action to avert higher prices for Chex brand cereals by negotiating a settlement that would permit the immediate introduction of a private label...

Mattel, Inc., has agreed to pay $146,186 in civil penalties for failure to make timely deliveries or prompt refunds in the sale of its Barbie collectible dolls. The agreement is part of a settlement...

Beginning July 1, 1997, consumers may see some changes in the care labels they find inside new clothing and other textile products. On that date, the Federal Trade Commission will permit clothing...

The Federal Trade Commission has granted the request of Freightliner Corporation for an exemption from the FTC's Franchise Rule with regard to the company's sale of truck dealership franchises. The...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to streamline the Wool and Fur Rules. Comments are also solicited on issues relating to the goal of harmonizing labeling...

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following entity. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it had resolved antitrust concerns raised by the proposed $463 million acquisition of Immuno International AG (“Immuno”) by Baxter International Inc....

The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a court order temporarily halting Iowa defendants from running an allegedly fraudulent scheme to get consumers to place lengthy and expensive calls...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated settlements in two cases against companies that vastly overstated to consumers the risk and profit potential investment value of federally-issued Federal...

The Federal Trade Commission said today it has reached a settlement agreement with the parties to the $63 billion merger of the Swiss pharmaceutical giants Ciba-Geigy Limited and Sandoz Ltd. that is...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement agreement between Rowe International, Inc., the manufacturer of the popcorn vending machines sold by the defendants sued by the FTC in 1995 as...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Bell Connections, Inc. and four individuals, defendants in a case the FTC filed in federal district court in Los Angeles last January as part of...

Jeannette L. Douglass of Sheridan, Indiana, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that potential earnings and profit claims made by the Computer Business Services, Inc. were false and...

Four federal agencies and 70 state and local law enforcement officials from 24 states have notified operators of over 500 websites that they may be promoting illegal pyramid schemes in violation of...

A Franklin, New Hampshire, woman charged by the Federal Trade Commission earlier this year with deceptively marketing employment services as a telemarketer for a “job placement” firm, has agreed to...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated settlements to end its litigation against two southern California men, Walter D. Channels and James Martin Coose, in connection with the allegedly...

Premier Products, Inc., marketers of the "Miracle Thaw" food thawing tray -- an aluminum tray advertised for its ability to thaw food quickly -- and Comtrad Industries, Inc., a marketer of the...