Press Releases

What: According to "Price Check II," a survey of the accuracy of electronic price scanners used in retail stores, consumers need to pay attention at the checkout counter because the prices of 1 in 28...

The Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Health Canada, and the Secretaria de Salud of Mexico today announced the adoption of an agreement on Joint Strategies to Combat...

La Federal Trade Commission, la U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Santé Canada, et le Secretaria de Salud du Mexique ont annoncé aujourd'hui l'adoption d'une entente sur des stratégies mixtes visant...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged Franklin Credit Services, Inc., Amansco Credit Services, Inc., and the companies' principal owner, James Michael Christensen, with falsely representing to...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entity. The Commission action makes the consent order...

Iomega Corporation, the world's leading manufacturer of portable data storage products, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the FTC's Mail Order Rule when it failed...

The American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM) has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made unsubstantiated and false advertising claims that non-surgical, EDTA...

New Vision International, Inc., a multi-level marketing company that sells nutritional supplements, its affiliated company, NVI Promotions, L.L.C., and their principals, Jason P. Boreyko and Benson K...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action: The Commission has voted to approve Supervalu's request for a shortened comment period on its application to divest two stores in...

Daniel W. Fisher and J. Todd Tidmore, named as defendants in the Federal Trade Commission’s "Project Field of Schemes" investment fraud cases, have agreed in separate settlements to post performance...

On November 23, 1998, U.S. District Judge Linda H. McLaughlin in Santa Ana, California, sentenced Lonny Remmers, a defendant in a case stemming from the Federal Trade Commission's "Project Scofflaw,"...

The effective date of the Formal Interpretation under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) rules setting forth the conditions under which the creation, or acquisition of an interest in, a Limited Liability...

Robert M. Oliver, who promoted a business opportunity through material posted on an Internet site that promised potential purchasers that they could set-up the "Consumer Protection Agency" for the...

In a notice published today in the Federal Register, the Federal Trade Commission proposes allowing manufacturers of residential appliances covered by its Appliance Labeling Rule to place the logo of...

A founder of FutureNet, a company that was promoted as a multi-level marketing program, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the program was actually an illegal pyramid scheme...

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

Six Santa Barbara, California, companies were charged today by law enforcement agencies with making fraudulent claims about how to obtain government-seized cars or homes for very small amounts of...

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

The Federal Trade Commission announced today three settlements entered into with several defendants involved in selling invention promotion services. The settlements resolved a case filed by the...

Four individuals and two corporations, operating in Reno, Nevada, that were cited by the Federal Trade Commission as part of "Project Housecall," have agreed to settle FTC charges. According to the...