Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated settlement agreements with two companies that sold more than 3,000 living trusts to elderly consumers in 43 states in conjunction with memberships in the...

Marketing Response Group, Inc., a Tampa, Florida-based mailing house, and related defendants named in a January 1996 Federal Trade Commission case for allegedly assisting fraudulent telemarketers have...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. Commission action regarding petitions to reopen and modify FTC orders: Following a comment period, the FTC has ruled on a petition...

Federal Trade Commission attorneys have filed in federal district court an agreement the Commission reached with Red Apple Companies, Inc. and its chairman, John Catsimatidis, and two other firms...

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

Nearly $126 million was spent on advertising and promotion for smokeless tobacco products in 1994 -- an increase of $6.7 million from 1993 -- and more than $127 million was spent in 1995, according to...

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following public comment periods, the Commission has ruled on the following applications for approval of divestitures: The FTC has approved the...

“Notice” “Choice” “Security” “Access ” -- Participants in a public workshop held by the Federal Trade Commission on privacy in the online marketplace stated that these are the four necessary elements...

Every day consumers -- especially the elderly -- face a barrage of claims about health-related products and services. Often, it's very difficult to tell the difference between fact or fiction when it...

Two Connecticut franchisors, charged by the Federal Trade Commission with making false claims in the course of selling their franchises for property inspection services, each have agreed under a...

FTC Action Challenges "Doctor Recommended" Claim Abbott Laboratories, marketer of Ensure nutritional beverages, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made false and...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application...

Phillips Petroleum Company has agreed to divest approximately 160 miles of its natural gas pipeline system in Oklahoma as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over the firm’s...

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

The Federal Trade Commission said today it has taken action to avert higher prices for Chex brand cereals by negotiating a settlement that would permit the immediate introduction of a private label...

The Federal Trade Commission has granted the request of Freightliner Corporation for an exemption from the FTC's Franchise Rule with regard to the company's sale of truck dealership franchises. The...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to streamline the Wool and Fur Rules. Comments are also solicited on issues relating to the goal of harmonizing labeling...

Beginning July 1, 1997, consumers may see some changes in the care labels they find inside new clothing and other textile products. On that date, the Federal Trade Commission will permit clothing...

Mattel, Inc., has agreed to pay $146,186 in civil penalties for failure to make timely deliveries or prompt refunds in the sale of its Barbie collectible dolls. The agreement is part of a settlement...

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following entity. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30...