Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission announced today a revision to its policy concerning public disclosure of its nonmerger investigations. The revised policy would permit limited disclosures about nonmerger...

The Federal Trade Commission filed comments on November 13 with the Federal Communications Commission in support of the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to make telephone bills more readable and...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a sweep of 56 funeral homes in the Duluth, St. Cloud, Rochester and Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan areas. Five of those homes appeared to...

Petitions to reopen and modify an order: Following a public comment period, the FTC has approved the request from the following entity to reopen and modify an order. The Commission has voted to reopen...

Jacqueline Sabal, an infomercial promoter who claimed her "Sable Hair Farming System," could "...finally end baldness in the human race," has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that her...

How to respond when the voice on the other end of the telephone claims to be raising money for police, fire fighters, children, veteran or other deserving causes is a quandary many consumers find...

Mechanical devices that miraculously treat the pain of arthritis, herbal remedies that ward off AIDS, mysterious elixirs that cure cancer -- these are among the incredible claims made on more than 1...

In anticipation of America Recycles Day, November 15, the Federal Trade Commission has prepared two brochures -- one for consumers and one for businesses -- that explain some of the common recycling...