Category Archives: FTC Compliance

FDA investigates reports of hair loss and burns from Monat hair care

FDA investigates reports of hair loss and burns from Monat hair care By Jennifer Kastner The Food and Drug Administration is responding to a Team 10 investigation launched after San Diego women complained about Monat Global hair care. Dana Sohovich talked …

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Illinois woman files suit over Junior Mints packaging, asking, Where’s the candy?

Where’s the candy? By Robert Channick Junior Mints, the chocolate-peppermint candy that made a memorable star turn in a hospital operating room during a “Seinfeld” episode, now finds itself in a Chicago federal courtroom after an Illinois woman filed a consumer …

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Snuggie customers receive $7.2M in refunds thanks to FTC settlement

Snuggie customers receive $7.2M in refunds thanks to FTC settlement By Kelly McCarthy The Snuggie has raked in millions, but now the company behind famous “as seen on TV” fleece blanket is being forced to pay its customers $7.2 million …

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LinkedIn Updates Its Terms Of Service In Preparation For GDPR

LinkedIn Updates Its Terms Of Service In Preparation For GDPR By George Carey-Simos LinkedIn is making certain it will be ready for GDPR when it’s enforced this May, by making several adjustments to its Terms of Service. If you haven’t been …

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‘Anti-Aging’ Company Settles With FTC Over False Claims

‘Anti-Aging’ Company Settles With FTC Over False Claims By Zachary Brennan  New York-based Telomerase Activation Sciences on Wednesday agreed to stop making false and unsubstantiated claims about two “anti-aging” products under a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settlement order. The FTC said …

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4 Deceptive Mobile Ad Tricks and What Marketers Can Learn From Them

4 Deceptive Mobile Ad Tricks and What Marketers Can Learn From Them By Lauren Johnson Despite the explosion in mobile advertising (eMarketer pegs mobile to generate $70 billion in the U.S. this year, up from $47 billion in 2016), mobile advertising, by and …

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Stone Brewery sues Keystone over “stone” name

Stone Brewery sues Keystone over “stone” name By Daniel Wheaton Stone Brewing company is suing MillerCoors, claiming its recent Keystone rebrand is too close to their company name. “Stone, known for being the antithesis to ‘Big Beer,’ has long waved a flag of …

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Avoid These Gaffes in Your Advertising

Avoid These Gaffes in Your Advertising By Randy Hutchinson Lesley Fair, an attorney with the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, wrote an article for a BBB publication describing five key advertising principles companies should keep in mind. They are summarized …

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False advertising on sea turtle CT scanner costs S.C. Aquarium $400,000, lawsuit claims

False advertising on sea turtle CT scanner costs S.C. Aquarium $400,000, lawsuit claims By Dave Munday A $443,000 CT scanner for sea turtles that required no special shielding seemed like a good deal at the time, but it didn’t turn …

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Unilever threatens to pull online advertising from ‘toxic’ platforms

Unilever threatens to pull online advertising from ‘toxic’ platforms By Dani Deahl Consumer goods company Unilever is threatening to pull all advertising from online platforms that allow “toxic” online content, as reported by Reuters. According to a speech that is expected to …

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