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Press Release

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...

Rules

Trade Regulation Rule Pursuant to the Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act of 1992 (900-Number Rule)

Rule Updated Date

August 9, 1993

The 900-Number Rule requires disclosures about the cost of telephone-based entertainment or information services -- known as "audiotext" services -- that consumers access by dialing a 900 number...

Part 308 - Trade Regulation Rule Pursuant To The Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act of 1992 (65.85 KB)

Text of Rule

Cases and Proceedings

PerfectData Corporation

Federal Trade Commission Decisions, Volume 116, Page 769

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

August 2, 1993

Cases and Proceedings

Mobil Oil Corporation

Federal Trade Commission Decisions, Volume 116, Page 113

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

February 1, 1993

Advisory Opinions

Advisory opinion overruling the 1979 staff opinion letter regarding gasohol

Date

January 8, 1993

Re: The Commission overruling the 1979 staff opinion letter regarding gasohol, Decisions Volume 116

Advisory opinion overruling the 1979 staff opinion letter regarding gasohol (89.18 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

RMED International, Inc.

Federal Trade Commission Decisions, Volume 115, Page 572

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

May 14, 1992

Cases and Proceedings

Tech Spray, Inc.

Federal Trade Commission Decisions, Volume 115, Page 433

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

March 25, 1992

Docket Number

C-3377

Cases and Proceedings

American Enviro Products, Inc.

Federal Trade Commission Decisions, Volume 115 , Page 339

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

March 18, 1992

FTC Matter/File Number

C-3376

Cases and Proceedings

Jerome Russell Cosmetics, USA, Inc.

Federal Trade Commission Decisions, Volume 114, Page 514

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

August 21, 1991

Cases and Proceedings

Zipatone, Inc.

Federal Trade Commission Decisions, Volume 114, Page 376

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

July 9, 1991

Cases and Proceedings

Vons Companies, Inc.

Federal Trade Commission Decisions, Volume 113, Page 779

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

August 27, 1990

Press Release

FTC Announces a Permanent Injunction Issued Against National Business Consultants, Inc. and Robert Namer A/K/A Robert Behar

Date

April 5, 1990

The Federal Trade Commission announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has permanently enjoined National Business Consultants, Inc. (NBC), and Robert Namer (who has...

Advisory Opinions

Advisory opinion clarifying three provisions of a 1972 order concerning safety claims for its tires

Date

November 30, 1989

Clarification of three provisions of a 1972 order concerning safety claims for its tires, Decisions Volume 112

Advisory opinion clarifying three provisions of a 1972 order concerning safety claims for its tires (1001.31 KB)

Press Release

FTC Charges National Business Consultants Inc. Deceived Purchasers; Asks Court to Order Halt to Violations

Date

April 25, 1989

The Federal Trade Commission has charged National Business Consultants Inc. with making false and misleading claims in the sale of business opportunities for business consulting services. At the FTC's...

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...

Rules

Advertising of Warranties and Guarantees

Rule Updated Date

May 21, 1985

The Advertising of Warranties and Guarantees Guides help advertisers avoid unfair or deceptive practices in the advertising of warranties and guarantees. The Guides provide examples of disclosures...

Text of Rule

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 85-1

Date

March 18, 1985

Expresses view that refusal to serve consumers who provide their own casket violates the funeral rule.

Opinion 85-1 (75.46 KB)

Policy Statements

FTC Policy Statement Regarding Advertising Substantiation

Date

November 23, 1984

Appended to Thompson Medical Co., 104 F.T.C. 648, 839 (1984), aff’d, 791 F.2d 189 (D.C. Cir. 1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1086 (1987). Introduction On March 11, 1983, the Commission published a...

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