Valvoline Settles Charges
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Ashland, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that ads for the Valvoline Company's Teflon-containing TM8 Engine Treatment product were false and unsubstantiated. Valvoline is an...
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FTC Launches Next Round in Battle To End Deceptive Automobile Lease Advertising
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Two major automobile manufacturers and five St. Louis, Missouri-area dealerships have signed agreements with the Federal Trade Commission to end alleged practices of omitting or burying key cost...
Jul28
Public Workshop on Franchise Rulemaking
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These conferences were intended to serve several purposes: (1) To allow Commission staff and interested parties the opportunity to discuss openly issues raised in the ANPR and in the comments to the...
FTC Puts Exercise Device Weight-Loss Claims on a Diet
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Marketers of some of the most popular exercise equipment on the market today have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they made exaggerated weight-loss claims in their...
Examples of Applications: FTC Proposes New Standard for the "Made in USA" Claims
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EXAMPLES OF APPLICATIONS: FTC PROPOSED GUIDES FOR THE USE OF U.S. ORIGIN CLAIMS (1) The standard for unqualified U.S. Origin Claims ( e.g., "Made in USA"): A marketer making an unqualified U.S. origin...
Splitfire, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
952 3029
Docket Number
C-3737
Press Availability on New Federal Credit Repair Law; Agency to Announce Results of “Credit Repair Web Surfing”
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The Federal Trade Commission will provide a press availability on Tuesday, April 1st, the effective date for a new federal law, which provides consumers with better protection from fraudulent credit...
FTC Staff Works with Credit Counseling Agencies
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A new policy hammered out by the National Foundation for Consumer Credit (NFCC) with guidance from staff of the Federal Trade Commission will ensure that financially-troubled consumers who seek help...
International Association of Conference Interpreters, a/k/a Association Internationale des Interprtes de Conference, and United States Region of the International Association of Conference Interpreters, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
Docket Number
9270
FTC Conducts Review of 900-Number Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is conducting a review of its 900-Number Rule to determine whether it has been effective in curbing abuses associated with 900-number services. The Commission also is...
California Suncare, Inc. and Donald J. Christal., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
942 3218
Docket Number
C-3715
Announced Actions for January 28, 1997
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Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period on each, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities. The Commission action makes the...
Computer Business Services, Inc., et al., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
942 3311
Docket Number
C-3705
Business Supply Scammers Settle FTC Charges
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Three telemarketing operations that were sued in a Federal Trade Commission sweep of scams that bilked small businesses have agreed to settle charges that their business practices were deceptive and...
Oct03
Public Forum on Vehicle Buyback Disclosures
On November 8, 1995, a number of consumer groups filed a petition asking the Commission to look into whether vehicles bought back under state lemon laws are being resold without disclosing to...
Small Businesses, Churches, Nursing Homes Are Targets of Bogus Business Supply Companies
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Dozens of apparent con artists who targeted small businesses and not-for-profits ranging from churches to charities have been closed down in “Operation CopyCat,” a federal, state and local government...
Jun04
Consumer Privacy on the Global Information Infrastructure
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The workshop was part of the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection's Consumer Privacy Initiative, an ongoing effort to bring consumers and businesses together to address consumer privacy issues posed by...
Mar26
Workshop on the Use of "Made in USA" Claims in Product Advertising and Labeling
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The FTC held a public workshop on whether it should alter its legal standard for evaluating "Made in USA" claims, with representatives from consumer groups, industry, government agencies, labor unions...
Federal News Service Group Inc., a corporation, and Cortes W. Randell, an individual., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
941 0015/C-3631
Dec07
Environmental Marketing Guides Workshop
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FTC staff conducted a Public Workshop-Conference to discuss written comments received in response to this Notice of Request for Public Comment. The purpose of the conference was to afford Commission...
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