Announced Actions for June 20, 2003
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Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning the Carlsbad Physician...
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FTC/DOJ Hearings on Health Care And Competition Law and Policy
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The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice (DOJ) today released a detailed schedule for a session of their joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy to be held June 25...
No Silver Lining for Marketers of Bogus Supplement; Federal Agencies Crack Down on Health Fraud
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced coordinated actions against two companies - both charged with promoting the dietary supplement "Seasilver" with...
FTC Outlines Efforts in Identity Theft Prevention and Victim Assistance
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The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that it is working with federal, state and local law enforcers, business groups, and consumers to prevent identity theft, provide victim assistance...
Guess Settles FTC Security Charges; Third FTC Case Targets False Claims about Information Security
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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...
FTC Officials to Participate in Second Annual International Competition Network Conference in Merida, Mexico
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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...
FTC Testifies on Consumer Access to Generic Pharmaceuticals
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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...
FTC Joins International Law Enforcers in Announcing Newly Developed Cross-Border Fraud Guidelines
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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...
"Information Flows: The Costs and Benefits to Consumers and Businesses of the Collection and Use of Consumer Information,"
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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...
FTC to Join OECD, International Representatives In Announcing New Cross-border Fraud Guidelines
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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...
Announced Actions for June 13, 2003
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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...
Statement of FTC Chairman Supporting FDA's Final Generic Drug Rule
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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...
FTC Alleges Maryland Companies Lack Support for Claims That Heartbar Is Effective Against Cardiovascular Diseases
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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...
The Federal Trade Commission's annual report on cigarette sales and advertising for 2001
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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...
Health care business
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Health care business and policy experts will meet on Thursday, June 12, 2003 from 9:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST to discuss the design and implementation of employment-based health insurance and the...
FTC Commissioners Testify on Agency's Reauthorization Request
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Providing Federal Trade Commission reauthorization testimony today separately before the Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure of the Senate Commerce Committee and the...
Announced Action for June 10, 2003
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Commission approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has approved an action related to the final decision and order concerning MSC.Software Corporation (MSC) , as detailed below. In August 2002...
FTC and FDA Take New Actions in Fight Against Deceptive Marketing
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged the marketers of a dietary supplement called Coral Calcium Supreme with making false and unsubstantiated claims about the product's health benefits. This...
Health care business
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Health care business and policy experts will meet to discuss the quality of consumer protection in the health care industry, restrictions that may drive up consumer costs, and potential barriers to...
Statement of FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris On the Creation of the National Cyber Security Division Of the Department of Homeland Security
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I commend Secretary Ridge and the Department of Homeland Security for creating the National Cyber Security Division to help protect our critical infrastructure. The National Cyber Security Division...
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