FTC Testifies on Protecting Teen Privacy

The Federal Trade Commission today testified that while teens are heavy users of the digital environment and may benefit from…

14 years ago

Nestle Subsidiary to Settle FTC False Advertising Charges; Will Drop Deceptive Health Claims for BOOST Kid Essentials

A subsidiary of Nestlé S.A., the world’s largest food and nutrition company, has agreed to drop allegedly deceptive advertising claims…

14 years ago

Houghton International Agrees to Sell Aluminum Production Assets to Settle Charges that 2008 Acquisition of Stuart was Anticompetitive

Settling a complaint by the Federal Trade Commission, Houghton International, Inc., the leading North American provider of hot rolling oil…

14 years ago

Dietary Supplement Maker to Pay $5.5 Million to Settle FTC False Advertising Charges

As part of its ongoing efforts to stop bogus health claims, the Federal TradeCommission is requiring a major marketer of…

14 years ago

FTC Issues Report on Reforming Debt Collection Litigation and Arbitration; Recommends Steps to Protect Consumers and Repair a Broken System

A new Federal Trade Commission report concludes that the system for resolving consumer debt collection disputes is broken, and recommends…

14 years ago

FTC Warns that New College Grads Should Be Wary of Mystery Shopping Offers

College graduates who need temporary work while looking for full-time jobs may be interested in mystery shopping, but the FTC…

14 years ago

FTC Appoints Monitor to Ensure that Dow Chemical Meets all Conditions of its 2009 Acquisition of Rohm & Haas; FTC Mails Redress Checks to Invention Promotion Scam Victims

FTC Appoints Monitor to Ensure that Dow Chemical Meets all Conditions of its 2009 Acquisition of Rohm & Haas The…

14 years ago

FTC Warns of Gulf Oil Spill Job Scams

Scammers who prey on people eager for work have turned their attention to the Gulf oil spill.  Bogus ads for…

14 years ago

FTC Staff Opinion: Community CarePartners, Inc.’s Proposed Discount Rx Program Exempt From the Robinson-Patman Act

In a letter issued today, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission advised Community CarePartners, Inc. that its proposal to…

14 years ago

FTC Seeks Public Comments on El Paso Energy Corp.s Request to Modify Final Commission Order Regarding its Acquisition of Coastal Corporation

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on a request by El Paso Energy Corporation that the FTC modify…

14 years ago