Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission today announced an agreement with Gerber Products Company to resolve agency charges over Gerber’s claim that four out of five pediatricians recommend Gerber baby food. In...

Orlando-based Linc II, Inc. and its president and owner, Betty Busler, have agreed to turn over $8,000 in frozen funds as part of a settlement of Federal Trade Commission charges that they engaged in...

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...

A Federal Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge has found that the "ABS/Trax" add-on braking system marketed by Automotive Breakthrough Sciences, Inc. and ABS Tech Sciences, Inc., and purported to...

The Federal Trade Commission said today it will seek a federal district court order to prevent Staples, Inc. from acquiring Office Depot, Inc. The FTC said the $4 billion acquisition would allow the...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final, with a modification, a...

Best Marketing, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges brought in July 1996 as part of “Project Jackpot,” a major federal/state enforcement effort targeting firms that offered...

The Federal Trade Commission's case-by-case approach to challenging deceptive practices and weight-loss claims in the diet industry has provided substantial improvements in truthful advertising and...