Commission Actions

Two Federal Trade Commission officials, William Kovacic, General Counsel, and Joe Simons, Director of the Bureau of Competition, will participate in the second annual International Competition Network...

In the FTC's third case targeting companies that misrepresent the security of consumers' personal information, designer clothing and accessory marketer Guess, Incorporated has agreed to settle Federal...

Joined at Federal Trade Commission headquarters in Washington, DC, today by Herwig Schlögl, Deputy Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and FTC...

Testifying on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission today before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Chairman Timothy J. Muris provided the FTC’s perspective on current marketplace issues involving...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop, "Information Flows: The Costs and Benefits to Consumers and Businesses of the Collection and Use of Consumer Information," on Wednesday, June 18...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris and Commissioner Mozelle W. Thompson, Chair of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Committee on Consumer Policy, will...

Release of Commission report: The Commission has approved the release of the Federal Trade Commission's Preliminary Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2003-2008 for stakeholder review and comment, as...

Unither Pharma, Inc. and United Therapeutics Corporation have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made deceptive claims in advertising for their HeartBar product. The...

Today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a rule to eliminate unnecessary roadblocks to approval of generic drug products so that consumers have more meaningful choices among medicines...

The Federal Trade Commission's annual report on cigarette sales and advertising for 2001 shows that cigarette sales by manufacturers to wholesalers and retailers decreased 3.8 percent from 2000 levels...