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- For Release: September 12, 2012
FTC Announces Agenda for Upcoming Pet Meds Workshop
Event Will Be Held at FTC Conference Center in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2012 - For Release: September 12, 2012
FTC Charges Second "Affiliate Network" of Internet Advertisers with Deceiving Consumers by Using Fake News Sites to Market Acai Berry Weight-Loss Products and Colon Cleansers
Defendants will Pay $1 Million to Settle Charges - For Your Information: September 12, 2012
FTC Staff Makes Recommendations to FERC on Measures to Reduce Cost of Providing Electricity, Improve Power System Reliability
The Federal Trade Commission’s staff submitted a comment to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recommending ways to lower the barriers faced by companies seeking to enter regional and local markets to sell services that maintain or enhance the reliability of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution. - For Your Information: September 11, 2012
FTC Finalizes Privacy Settlement with Myspace
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling FTC charges that Myspace misrepresented its protection of users’ personal information. - For Your Information: September 11, 2012
FTC Proposes Changes to its Care Labeling Rule for Clothing
Manufacturers, Importers Could Put Wetcleaning Instructions on Garment Care Labels - For Release: September 11, 2012
FTC Returns More than $2 Million to Buyers of the "Google Money Tree" Work-at-Home Scam
Defendants Charged Hidden Fees and Falsely Claimed Affiliation with Google Inc., FTC Alleged - For Release: September 10, 2012
FTC Takes Action Against Companies Marketing Allegedly Unproven Natural Bed Bug and Head Lice Treatments
Cedar, Cinnamon, Lemon Grass, Peppermint, and Clove Oil? There's No Proof They Will Eradicate Bed Bugs, Agency Says - For Release: September 10, 2012
Subsidiary of Diet Plan Marketer Medifast Inc. to Pay $3.7 Million to Settle FTC Charges
Unsupported Weight-Loss Claims Violated Previous Order, Agency Alleges