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FTC Proposes to Require Labels to Include Metric Measurement

Date

August 16, 1993

Labels and packaging for many common consumer products would state the contents in both the customary inch/pound measurement system and the metric system, under proposed amendments to Federal Trade...

Press Release

The FTC Charges FBS Violated Mail-Order Rule: Company Agrees to Pay $32,000 Penalty

Date

March 23, 1987

The Federal Trade Commission has charged that FBS, a nationwide mail-order marketer of clothing, violated the FTC's mail-order rule. The company has agreed to pay $32,000 to settle the charges, in a...

Report

Ophthalmic Practice Rules: State Restrictions On Commercial Practice: "Eyeglasses II": Report of the Staff to the Federal Trade Commission and Recommendation on Proposed Trade Regulation Rule: 16 CFR Part 456: Bureau of Consumer Protection

Date

October 1, 1986

Text of the Commission Staff Report (23.92 MB)

Press Release

FTC Effort Increases Voluntary Compliance With Real Estate Credit Advertising Laws

Date

October 17, 1985

The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report stating that compliance by real estate advertisers with federal credit advertising laws in major newspapers in 42 cities has risen to 90...

Report

Hearing Aid Industry Staff Report: Reanalysis of the Rulemaking Record and Revised Recommendation That the Commission Promulgate A Revised Trade Regulation Rule: Bureau of Consumer Protection

Date

April 1, 1983

Text of the Commission Staff Report (102.42 MB)

Report

State Restrictions on Vision Care Providers: The Effects on Consumers ("Eyeglasses II")

Date

July 1, 1980

State Restrictions on Vision Care Providers; The Effects on Consumers ("Eyeglasses II") (54.59 MB)

Report

Staff Report on Drug Product Selection

Date

January 1, 1979

Text of the Report (92.3 MB)

Report

Report of the Presiding Officer on the Proposed Trade Regulation Rule For the Hearing Aid Industry

Date

August 1, 1977

Text of the Report of the Presiding Officer (27.12 MB)

Press Release

Commission Enforcement Policy Statement in Regard to Clear and Conspicuous Disclosure in Television Advertising

Date

October 21, 1970

The Commission in recent years has issued various opinions, orders and trade regulation rules that are concerned with the need for affirmative disclosures in connection with certain kinds of...

Business Blog

Don’t waste your energy on a solar scam

Date

August 7, 2024

Solar energy and other high efficiency home improvements can help reduce energy consumption and lower utility costs for homeowners. As going solar or using clean or renewable energy gets more popular...

Cases and Proceedings

ByteDance, LTD., US v.

An investigation from the Division of Enforcement and the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection found TikTok/ByteDance violated a 2019 consent order for infringing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. The DOJ is bringing a lawsuit on behalf of FTC for flagrantly violating COPPA and violating the 2019 order.

Type of Action

Federal

Case Status

Pending

Business Blog

FTC says CarShield shielded consumers from the truth about limitations of its vehicle service contracts

Date

July 31, 2024

If you haven’t caught CarShield’s pervasive ad campaign for vehicle service contracts, you may be one of the few people who should spend more time watching TV. Ubiquity aside, what you really need to...

Business Blog

$43.5 million in redress and debt cancellation to servicemembers, military spouses, and other consumers due to multiple missteps by education provider Career Step

Date

July 30, 2024

July is designated as Military Consumer Month, but a $43.5 million proposed FTC settlement with a company called Career Step serves as a reminder that when it comes to protecting servicemembers and...

Aug01

Event

Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing

August 1, 2024 | 3:30PM - 4:15PM

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (DOJ) will virtually cohost the first public meeting of the Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing (Strike Force) on Thursday, August 1...

Jul23

Event

Chair Lina M. Khan keynote speaker at the American Federation of Teachers Conference

July 23, 2024 | 12:00PM

Chair Lina M. Khan to deliver a brief keynote at the American Federation of Teachers Conference in Houston, Texas. The event will be livestreamed. 11a.m. CDT/12 p.m. EDT (noon)

Jul25

Event

Chair Lina M. Khan speaker at AI, Startups, and Competition: Shaping California’s Tech Future

July 25, 2024 | 3:00PM

Chair Lina M. Khan will speak on a panel hosted by YCombinator titled AI, Startups, and Competition: Shaping California’s Tech Future. 12 noon PST/3p.m. EST.

Business Blog

How is a student debt relief outfit allegedly misleading consumers? Let us count the ways.

Date

July 22, 2024

Meet smiling social worker Ana Rojas. According to social media posts by USA Student Debt Relief, the company was able to reduce payments on her $200,000 student loans from $1300 a month for 28 years...

Business Blog

Warning to companies selling cannabis edibles packaged like snacks popular with kids: Put safety over sales

Date

July 16, 2024

The packages look like candy and snacks that kids like – for example, Double Stuf Oreos, Jolly Ranchers, and Chips Ahoy! cookies. But what’s inside are cannabis edibles containing Delta-8...

Jul09

Event

Commission Testifies before House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce

July 9, 2024 | 10:30AM

FTC testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce on the agency’s fiscal year 2025 budget and work to promote competition and protect consumers.

Business Blog

Anonymous messaging app targeting teens: Read the disturbing allegations in FTC and Los Angeles DA action against NGL

Date

July 9, 2024

An anonymous messaging app marketed to kids and teens: What could possibly go wrong? A lot, allege the FTC and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. A complaint against NGL Labs and founders Raj...

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