The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a settlement to resolve antitrust concerns arising from General Electric Company’s (GE) proposed acquisition of Agfa-Gevaert N.V.’s (Agfa) nondestructive...

A federal district court has shut down a cross-border charity scam that solicited contributions from small businesses to donate children’s books to hospitals. The default judgment entered against DPS...

On behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday filed a complaint against California-based Mantra Films, Inc. (Mantra), and its sole officer and director...

Reminding consumers about the potential pitfalls associated with pitches for credit card “protection” services and advance-fee credit cards, the Federal Trade Commission today announced the settlement...

Commission approval Federal Register notices: The Commission, in conjunction with the Federal Reserve Board, has approved the publication of two Federal Register notices issuing Interim Rules and a...

Targeting the sellers of work-at-home schemes who were taking money out of consumers’ pockets with their deceptive pitches, the Federal Trade Commission today announced a joint federal and state law...

In response to a request for public comment by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the staff of the Federal Trade Commission today filed a comment regarding the link between weight management...

The Federal Trade Commission continues to be vigilant in protecting consumers from identity theft, according to FTC testimony delivered today. Speaking before the Subcommittee on Oversight and...

Distributors of the “WaveShield” cell phone radiation patches that claim to protect consumers by blocking up to 99 percent of electromagnetic (“EM”) radiation emitted by cell and cordless phones have...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a joint press conference on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at 10:30 a.m. E.S.T., to announce the results of an enforcement and consumer education effort targeting...

An Internet operation that advertised “3.95% 30 Year Mortgages” to obtain sensitive financial information from consumers has been barred from violating federal lending and privacy laws. The operation...

“Fraudulent weight-loss products target people desperate to lose weight and willing to try almost anything,” said Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy Muris in announcing law enforcement actions...

Commission approval of final consent orders: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved three final consent orders in matters concerning: the New Hampshire Motor Transport...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission today announced its “Red Flag” education campaign to assist media outlets voluntarily to screen out weight-loss product ads containing claims that are too...

A U.S. district court has permanently barred a California man from claiming for a fee he can register or pre-register consumers for the FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry or any other do not call...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference Tuesday December 9, 2003 to unveil new media guidance for weight loss advertising claims. WHERE: FTC Headquarters Building 600 Pennsylvania...

Commission receipt of petition to reopen and set aside consent order: The Commission has received a petition from Sasol North America, Inc. (Sasol), formerly Vista Chemical Company and CONDEA Vista...

Jodie Bernstein, former Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, has been named the 2003 recipient of the Miles W. Kirkpatrick Award. FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris...

In response to a request for public comment by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the staff of the Federal Trade Commission filed a comment on December 1, 2003 regarding direct-to-consumer...

The Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers to beware of a foreign lottery scam that adopts the name of Spain’s largest lottery prize, “El Gordo,” to con consumers out of substantial sums of...