Tag Archives: Federal Trade Commission

StarKist doesn’t point out it pays AHA for logo on label

StarKist doesn’t point out it pays AHA for logo on label By Lisa Fickenscher A consumer watchdog is weighing a probe into StarKist Tuna and its relationship with the American Heart Association, concerned that the pair have been misleading consumers …

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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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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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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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Child talent search agency improperly collected info on kids

Child talent search agency improperly collected info on kids, deceived customers: Feds By Bill Moak In the past couple of decades, the children’s talent industry has been booming. Although the number of children who actually land a profitable modeling or acting …

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FTC’s Aggressive Enforcement of “Made in USA” Claims

FTC’s Aggressive Enforcement of “Made in USA” Claims By Jeffrey A Greenbaum (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein Selz) and Dorian Thomas (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein Selz) The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has continued to aggressively prosecute advertisers for making “Made in USA” claims that the FTC …

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FTC Sues Companies That Touted Get-Rich-Quick Scheme On Facebook

FTC Sues Companies That Touted Get-Rich-Quick Scheme On Facebook By Wendy Davis  The Federal Trade Commission has obtained an order against companies that allegedly ran ads on Facebook and Instagram to market a bogus get-rich-quick scheme. Digital Altitude, Aspire Processing and …

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Minneapolis marketing agency to pay $2 million to settle complaint on deceptive ads

Minneapolis marketing agency to pay $2 million to settle complaint on deceptive ads By Nicole Norfleet A Minneapolis advertising agency agreed to pay $2 million to the Federal Trade Commission and Maine’s attorney general office to settle a lawsuit in which …

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Vtech settles FTC lawsuit over children’s data privacy

Vtech settles FTC lawsuit over children’s data privacy By David Lumb Two years ago, kids electronics maker Vtech suffered a data breach that exposed the personal info of five million customers (over half of whom were not adults). Naturally, the DOJ on behalf of …

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Marketers Barred from Making Deceptive Claims about Products Ability to Mitigate Side Effects of Cancer Treatment

Marketers Barred from Making Deceptive Claims about Products Ability to Mitigate Side Effects of Cancer Treatment By IVN CellMark Biopharma, LLC and its CEO have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false or unsupported claims regarding two …

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