The Federal Trade Commission has begun efforts to repeal the Dry Cell Battery Rule, and is seeking public comment on the proposed repeal for 30 days, until September 18. The FTC is conducting a review...

Venus Enterprises, Inc., a Jersey City, New Jersey, importer of women's clothing, has agreed to pay a $4,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it mislabeled the care...

Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in, or termination of, an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on...

Owners who build homes on their undeveloped lots in the Valle Vista subdivision in Kingman, Arizona, in the next three years will be able to apply for up to $2,500 each to cover costs associated with...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission have advised the New Jersey Pharmacists Association (NJPA) that they would not recommend a challenge on antitrust grounds to a plan to establish a pharmacist...

The Federal Trade Commission's annual report to Congress on cigarette sales and advertising for 1995 shows a slight increase in advertising and promotional spending from 1994. According to the report...

Two principal officers of New York City-based Student Aid Incorporated have agreed to pay $7,500 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges in connection with the college scholarship search service...

The Federal Trade Commission and the New York State Attorney General's Office today charged a seller of prepaid phone cards with deceptive practices that have resulted in heavy losses to consumers and...

Nu Skin International, Inc., the firm behind an international multi-level marketing system with thousands of distributors selling skin care products and nutritional supplements, has agreed to pay a $1...

Today, we announce Operation Trade Name Games, an aggressive assault on swindlers who conjure up images of sure and generous profits through ownership of carousels for displaying and selling stuffed...

Thousands of entrepreneurs who buy into businesses to own and service in-store carousel racks that display Disney, Warner Bros., Coca-Cola, Pepsi or other trade-named plush toys, t-shirts and trinkets...

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

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: a The Commission...

In a letter to Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Congressman Thomas Bliley, Chairman of the House Commerce Committee, the Federal Trade...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the settlement it has reached with Schnuck Markets, Inc., of St. Louis, Missouri, under which Schnucks has agreed to pay a $3 million civil penalty -- one...

The Federal Trade Commission today voted to ask a federal district court to block a merger that would join the nation's two largest firms that rent movable medical equipment -- such as respiratory...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The...

Claims that Herbal Ecstacy, a supplement product that has been widely promoted as a natural herbal "high," is absolutely safe and will cause no side effects are false, the Federal Trade Commission...

Commission action regarding petitions to reopen and modify FTC orders: Following a comment period, the FTC has ruled on a petition from the following: The FTC has granted the petition of Commemorative...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky testified today before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition on the topic of defense industry mergers and...