Press Releases

A federal district court judge has upheld Federal Trade Commission charges against two individuals and their company for their roles in a fraudulent telefunding scheme. The FTC had alleged in federal...

Thirteen of 24 defendants charged by the Federal Trade Commission last year with using a fraudulent prize-promotion pitch to induce consumers, many of them elderly, to donate money to two purported...

The Federal Trade Commission has tentatively proposed to repeal a rule requiring disclosures in advertising and on packaging for certain binoculars that are not fully prismatic. The FTC, as part of...

I.B. Diffusion, L.P., a Chicago-based importer and dis- tributor of women's clothing and accessories, has agreed to pay a $100,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it...

The Federal Trade Commission has tentatively proposed to repeal three rules governing how the dimensions of sleeping bags, tablecloths and extension ladders are described to consumers in advertising...

The Federal Trade Commission has tentatively proposed to repeal a rule requiring warnings about handling fiberglass curtains and draperies because the products are no longer in general use. The FTC is...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Felson Builders, Inc., Diamond Crossing Associates, L.P., Elmhurst Partners, L.P., and Joseph Felson, settling charges...

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed to repeal a rule requiring safety warnings on quick freeze aerosol spray products used for frosting cocktail glasses because the principal ingredient has been...

A nationwide survey has shown that gasoline distributors are accurately certifying gasoline octane ratings and keeping required records, the Federal Trade Commission announced today. The survey, which...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Service Corporation International (SCI). The consent agreement settles charges that SCI's acquisition of Uniservice...

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with The Penn Traffic Company, settling charges that its plan to acquire 45 grocery stores in Pennsylvania and New York...

Olin Corporation has requested Federal Trade Commission approval to divest its 50 percent interest in Chlor-Chem Ltd., a joint venture located in the United Kingdom, to Schering Agrochemicals Holdings...

The Scotts Company has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its $200 million acquisition of Stern's Miracle-Gro Products, Inc. would substantially lessen competition and increase...

Great Expectations Creative Management, Inc., a franchisor of video dating services, and 23 of its franchises have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made inaccurate...

The Coca-Cola Company has agreed not to acquire any rights to the Dr Pepper brand in the United States without first obtaining Federal Trade Commission antitrust clearance. Coca- Cola also will notify...

The Federal Trade Commission has leveled charges against Trans Continental Affiliates (TCA), a California debt-collection agency, and two of its principals, for using abusive and deceptive practices...

The marketers of the Duram Emergency Escape Mask have agreed to notify prior purchasers that the mask does not filter out carbon monoxide, a lethal gas associated with fires, and also to disclose that...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky has announced the appointment of Murfy Alexander to be Director of the Office of Public Affairs, effective immediately. Alexander will direct the...

Motivational speaker Anthony J. Robbins and his company, Robbins Research International, Inc., have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misrepresented the potential earnings of...

Federal Trade Commission brochures offering advice and tips for consumers, news releases announcing law-enforcement and other official Commission actions, background information on the agency and its...