Press Releases

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky has named Victoria Streitfeld the new Director of Public Affairs for the agency, putting her in charge of the office that directs the FTC’s relations...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received an...

Dozens of apparent con artists who targeted small businesses and not-for-profits ranging from churches to charities have been closed down in “Operation CopyCat,” a federal, state and local government...

Consumers may soon see a new name on the fiber content labels of certain items of clothing, such as swim suits, cycling pants and ski pants. The Federal Trade Commission has proposed to allow U.S...

Dale Merritt, who was charged by the Federal Trade Commission along with his firm, Showcase Distributing, Inc., of Phoenix, Arizona, as part of a nationwide crackdown on business opportunity fraud...

The inventor of the “Rust Evader,” a device costing up to $600 that purportedly reduced corrosion in motor vehicle bodies, would have to pay $200,000 in consumer redress and abide by a ban on use of...

The Federal Trade Commission has extended the public comment period on issues related to the resale of "lemon buybacks" -- cars previously repurchased from consumers by manufacturers under state...

The Federal Trade Commission has repealed its Trade Regulation Rule Concerning the Incandescent Lamp (Light Bulb) Industry, the eighth Trade Regulation Rule the Commission has repealed in the last...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Commission action regarding applications for prior approval: Following a public...

Richard Basile, one of the defendants named by the Federal Trade Commission as part of "Project Roadblock," a nationwide, multi-agency sweep of high-tech investment frauds involving the emerging...

The Federal Trade Commission has amended its Appliance Labeling Rule to allow appliance manufacturers to place energy use labels required by the Canadian and Mexican governments "directly adjoining"...

A federal district court judge has upheld Federal Trade Commission charges against an Atlanta, Georgia, company and two individuals who operated a deceptive "recovery room" telemarketing scam. The FTC...

The Federal Trade Commission has won a court order temporarily halting the sale of pre-packaged small businesses consisting of display racks of computer software products by firms that the FTC alleges...

Federal Trade Commission staff member submitted a statement today to the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (MABCC) on the repeal of a Massachusetts rule that requires liquor...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced that they have established a joint task force that will examine whether and, if so, how...

Contrary to its advertising claims, there is no evidence that Doan’s pills are better than competing over-the-counter analgesics in relieving back pain, according to Federal Trade Commission charges...

The Federal Trade Commission said today that it has been able to freeze more than $2 million in corporate and individual assets pursuant to a preliminary injunction the agency had won in federal...

The Federal Trade Commission has granted BASF Corporation (BASF) and DuPont Advanced Fibers Systems (DuPont) temporary designations for use in marketing their manufactured fibers that they maintain do...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated settlements including more than $643,000 in consumer redress with three defendants in its case against the perpetrators of a magazine subscription...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received an...