Press Releases

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...

The explosion of the dietary supplement market and changes in regulation have created uncertainty in the dietary supplement industry about how to abide by advertising law. To help ensure that...

The Federal Trade Commission today released the results of staff research on consumer interpretation of food nutrition and health claims in advertising. The report, titled "Generic Copy Test of Food...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today a revision to its policy concerning public disclosure of its nonmerger investigations. The revised policy would permit limited disclosures about nonmerger...

The Federal Trade Commission filed comments on November 13 with the Federal Communications Commission in support of the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to make telephone bills more readable and...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a sweep of 56 funeral homes in the Duluth, St. Cloud, Rochester and Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan areas. Five of those homes appeared to...

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...

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...

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...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission on October 30, 1998, filed a comment with the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) about potential LPSC rules governing relationships between regulated...

In a notice published in the Federal Register today, the Federal Trade Commission proposes to amend its Appliance Labeling Rule to eliminate the "Front-Loading" and "Top- Loading" sub-categories from...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a settlement agreement with The May Department Stores Company (May), one of the largest department store operators in the country, to make full refunds...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureaus of Consumer Protection and Competition and its Policy Planning Office filed a comment on October 30, 1998, with the National Conference of...

William B. Chappie, the remaining defendant named in a Federal Trade Commission case involving marketers of software display-rack distributorships, has agreed to pay $70,000 for consumer redress and...

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received applications for approval of transactions from the following entities. The FTC is seeking public comments on the applications for 30...