The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) regulates dietary supplements as food, not as drugs. In general, dietary supplements are taken orally and contain a dietary ingredient such as a
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FTC Goes After Misleading “Organic” Product Claims
Moonlight Slumber, LLC, an Illinois company that advertised its baby mattresses as “organic,” has agreed to settle FTC charges that it misrepresented or could not support these and other claims
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Haters Gonna Hate: Tactics to Avoid When Responding to Bad Customer Reviews
Customer feedback is a two-way street. On the one hand, positive customers reviews can inspire trust in potential new customers who might otherwise be apprehensive about purchasing products or services
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FTC Enforcement and Why It’s Important
Paul Fling writes:
Fraud, deception, and unfair business practices are problems all companies and consumers are bound to come across. That is where the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) comes in.
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Ripe For Deception No More: FTC Signals Intent To Crack Down on Efficacy Claims for OTC Homeopathic Products
Ever been skeptical of symptom relief claims made by medicine made of things like crushed bees or poison ivy? It seems you are not alone–the FTC is skeptical too, and
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