Press Releases

A top distributor in a multilevel-marketing program, who deceptively led prospective recruits to believe they would be applying for marketing jobs and that they would make a substantial income, has...

A U.S. District Court judge has halted the deceptive ads of a Web operation that claimed that membership in MP3DownloadCity.com would allow users of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing programs to...

Interagency Task Force on Competition in Electric Energy Markets Requests Public Comments Concerning Study Mandated in Energy Policy Act An interagency task force requests comments from the public...

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court issued a temporary restraining order against marketers of oral sprays that supposedly contain human growth hormone (HGH) to stop them...

A company that lured low income consumers with no insurance into spending $199 with false claims that they would receive free prescription medication has been barred from making the deceptive claims...

As many Americans generously open their hearts and wallets to help those affected by the earthquake in South Asia, the Federal Trade Commission advises that the best way to help immediately is to...

Contact Lens Rule compliance-related action: The staff of the Federal Trade Commission today took action to increase industry compliance with the Contact Lens Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 315). The Rule...

Beginning October 17, 2005, consumers filing for bankruptcy will be required to go through a government-approved credit counseling program within six months before they file for bankruptcy protection...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a sweep of 20 funeral homes in Nassau County, New York, to test compliance with the FTC’s Funeral Rule. Seven of those homes...

Under the terms of a consent decree approved by the Federal Trade Commission for submission by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to the federal court for approval, NBTY, Inc. (NBTY, formerly Nature...

Commission testimony to Pennsylvania House of Representatives: On Tuesday, October 11, Betsy Broder, Assistant Director of the Division of Planning and Information in the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer...

A U.S. district court judge has stopped the allegedly illegal practices of an “Internet kiosk” business opportunity and frozen the assets of the companies and their principals following Federal Trade...

Commission denial of FACTA petition: The Commission has denied a petition, submitted by the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) on July 18, 2005, in which AFSA requested that the FTC delay...

Three individuals and two companies have settled Federal Trade Commission charges over their roles in the deceptive marketing of Supreme Greens, an herbal supplement. The FTC has alleged that these...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development that spyware and other “malware” that is...

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. District Court judge to halt an operation that secretly installed spyware and adware that could not be uninstalled by the consumers whose computers it...

The Federal Trade Commission today accepted for public comment an order resolving the competitive issues raised by DaVita, Inc.’s (DaVita) proposed $3.1 billion purchase of rival outpatient dialysis...

Commission approval of proposed divestiture: On May 6, 2005, Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Magellan) filed a petition requesting the Commission’s approval of the proposed divestiture of certain...

The Federal Trade Commission today conditionally approved The Procter & Gamble Company’s (P&G) $57 billion acquisition of rival consumer products manufacturer The Gillette Company (Gillette), provided...

Extension of public comment period: The Commission has approved the extension of the public comment period in a matter concerning whether the Platinum Section of the FTC’s Guides for the Jewelry...